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POLICE. 4LLEGED MISCONDUCT ?fa CLERGY MAIN. ARCHES COURT, NOVEMBER 10. . Ws ()MC& OF TOIL ♦UDGE PROMOTED BY SAUNDBR, AGAINIIT THE REV. SAMUEL G. DAVIES', CLERK. This was a case which had been removed by letters of request horn the Consistorial Court of the Diocese of Oxford to the Arches Court of Canterbury. Se venteen articles were presented against the Rev. Mr. Davies, Curate of Charlbury, and Minister of the , parish and chapel of Chadlington, in the county of Ox% ford, charging hiswith a variety of acts of profane" ness, immorality,' drunkenness, indecency, and hide.' Corum, both in his private conduct and in the dis charge of his ecclesiastical functions. • • It was alleged that the Reverend Gentleman, on Various occasions, had sworn most grossly in conver 7 sation with various persons ; that he had appeared at Vestries in a stare of such complete intoxication, that a parishioner was obliged to take the Chair in his stead; that upon one occasion, a Vestry, held on the 24th of April, being Easter Tuesday, and there being a question as to the removal of the body of a pauper, the said Griffith Davies publicly•exclaimed, to the great scandal of the Church, and the manifest endan gering of the morals of his parishioners— ,, Give me a good horse and five shillings, and I will ride to hell and back again in two days, and lace the old Devil!" that, about the year 1814, Mr. Davies took into his house, as pupil, a young Gentleman, seventeen years old, who continued to reside with him for three years, when he went to pursue his studies at Oxford, and that during such residence he frequently lay all night between Mr. Davies and his wife, and at his return from the University Mr. Davies often suffered him to go to bed with his wife—facts stated to be notorious to all the servants in the house. It was farther char ged in the articles, that for several years past the Reverend Gentleman had been in the habit of per forming Divine Service in the most indecorous and hasty manner—insomuch that he has frequently travelled through the whole of the prayers and the se; mon in the short space of fifty minutes. It was alleged also, that he would, at his own pleasure, fre quently commence Church Service at a different hour from the customary one, beginning sometimes at ten, instead of eleven; or, after proclaiming eleven as the hour for its commencement, beginning it at ten. The articles concluded with the usual prayer, that the said Clerk, in a suit touching his soul ' s health and the reformation of his manners, might be duly admo nished and restrained, &c. Dr. LUSHINGTON, on the part of Mr. Davies, was proceeding to take several material objections to the admissibility of some of the articles, when he was in terrupted by Sir JOHN Nicnot.n, who observed that there was a very obvious omission in the commencement of them. It should have been stated that the party was a Minister in Holy Orders of the Church of Eng land. It might, indeed, be inferred that he was, see ing that he was described as Curate of Charlbury; but it was highly proper that it should be stated; and being omitted, a good objection might lie against the articles. Dr. LUSHINGTON here observed, that he had not anticipated that the Court would paint out this omis sion. He had intended to have availed himself of it at a future stage of these proceedings, after the ques tion of admitting the articles had been disposed of. This was a criminal suit, and such an objection must have been fatal. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to object, that though the articles charged his client with various acts of swearing, and with being drunk atvarioustimes, not one specific fact was alleged, with one exception, as to swear ing, which he should pre sently notice. This required, he submitted, to be re formed ; such a mode of pleading was quite inad missible. An improper conversation was alleged to have occur; ed between his client and Mr. J. Adams, relative to the Parish Clerk of Charlbury. He (Dr. Lushington) objected altogether to this article. It was not a public scandal, and therefore the Court would not be cognizant of it; and it was not spoken in the presence of any witness, therefore it was not sustained. If the Reverend Gentleman had used the words imputed to him about riding to hell, they un doubtedly were highly improper and indecent; but if they were uttered in a Vestry, met in a room in a public-house, and in no way publicly, as in an eccle siastical place, he did not very well see how they could be construed into an ecclesiastical offence. As to the case of the pupil, it was most strange that so profligate and scandalous a violation of morals and decency should now have been alleged, for the first time, the facts being said to have occurred between 1812 and 1816. Nothing happening in this period was admissible in the articles; they could only plead any facts arising after the young Gentleman's return from Oxford. But he entirely objected to this ar ticle. The Court must see that the proof of such fla gitious conduct could rest only on the evidence of servants; and if it only looked to the possibility of discarded servants, from a motive of revenge, de posing to such monstrous facts, ir would seebow care tully an article of this kind should be accepted. On the face of it, he contended, it was inadmissible. As to the alteration of the hours'for performing Divine Service in, would any one contend that it was not competent for the Minister to fit or change those 'hours, according to the convenience of himself and his parishioners, without consulting the Diocesan?— Here was no evidence of any capricious alteration; and on the whole of these circumstances, the Learned • Counsel contended that the articles, in the present form, were inadmissible. Dr. PHILLIMORE, 04 the other side, replied, and 'contended for their admissibility. The Jadge directed the 2d, 7th, Bth, 9th, 11th, 12th, and 13th articles to be reformed, for the pur pose of being pleaded in more specific and technical terms ; which being done, he declared he should ad snit said articles. Earl FITZWILLIAM has liberally contributed the sum of Fifty Pounds towards the completion of the Catholic Chapel at Barnsley. SUDDEN Ihatn.--Satur day morning, about half past two o'clock, Mrs. PETIIER, wife of Mr. PETREL grocer, on Clerkenwell-green, having got out of bed to assist her husband, who laboured under an attack of the gout, the suddenly exclaimed, " LORD have mercy on we and instantly expired. Mn. Parnaz has left a young family to lament her loss. BOW•STRIST—TH It BRIDGE-STREET ASSOCIATION. —On Saturday, a decently-dressed youth, who said his name was Horatio Orion applied to the Ma gistrates on behalf of Mr. fihrope, the Secretary of the Bridge-street A ss ociation, for a warrant to issue against Mr. PHIPPS, thepruprieu'r f The News, Sun ' day Newspaper, in order that he might appear tai give bail to answer a charge intended to be preferred' against him at the. ensuing Sessions. It will be re collected that at the last Sessions two bills of indict ment were preferred before the Middlesex Grand Jury, by Mr. Sharpe, against Mr. Phipps, for a libel upon his character, which bills were thrown out. On the following Sunday The News contained some com ments upon the conduct of Mr. Sharpe and his em ployers, which they deemed a foul libel.—There were four Magistrates on the Bench, namely, Sir R. BlIt• NIE, Mr. Mrasnum., and Mr. HALLS, of this Office, and Mr. ROGERS, of Ilatton-Garden ; and they pro nounced this to be the most singular application they had ever heard of. Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, addressing the applicant, said—" When we have brought the Editor betoi e us, suppose he should refuse to give bail, would you wish to send him to jail?" The applicant said, it was not for him to suggest what course they' would feel it their duty to pursue in such a case.— Sir R . BIRNIE said, it was pretty apparent that this appliCation was made by way of experiment, but the applicant might be assured that the Magistrates would not lend themselves to the views either of Mr. Sharpe or his employers, by countenancing such an irregular proceeding !—ln these sentiments the rest of the Magistrates declared their most hearty concur react, Mr. MINsIIuLL observing, that the Associa tion had got themselves into a cleft stick, and now wished the Magistrates - to get them out again. They might, if they chose, try the experiment over again elsewhere, but he thought they would meet with the same success as here. The Agent of the Association looked exceedingly sheepish at this reception, turned on his heel, and walked out of the Office. Moses Levy, a notorious duffer, was fully com mitted for trial, for a fraud on a countryman, named John Piltow. The prosecutor had lately come from the country in the hope of " bettering his fortune," and as he was carelessly sauntering along the Strand, on Thursday, he saw the prisoner, dressed in the garb of a sailor, followed by a Jew, who appeared earnestly prevailing on the sailor to take £8 for his watch. The prisoner rejected his proposal, and • jawed" him for following him, but at the same time winked at the countryman to step on one side. The foolish fellow complied, and was then told by the prisoner that he had given fourteen guineas for his watch at Liverpool, on coming on shore, but having run aground, and being about to leave Eng land, he wanted the " brass" to take him to his ship. The Jew, he said, had offered him £8 for it, .but the Jews were such a set of rogues, that he feared he, should receive half bad money for it ; and concluded by offering it for five pounds. The countryman agreed that a fourteen guinea watch for five pounds must be cheap, and, without hesitation, gave the money; and, on having the prize inspected, its value was ascertained to be about 30s. By diligence he procured the apprehension of the prisoner, and the result we have above stated. MANSION-Houss.—A case which excited great in terest came on for hearing on Saturday. Mr. Pickers gill, who is extensively engaged in the silk business, was robbed some time ago to a great amount, by a servant named /Angora, who was in the habit of booking articles as sold, when, in fact, he had con verted them to his own use. A discovery at length took place, and Mr. Pickersgill accidentally found out that much of the stolen property had been pledged. He traced three duplicates to the possession of a person of the name of Wilson, who it appeared had sent a boy to the shop of Mr. Purse, the pawn broker, for the purpose of redeeming the goods.— Under these circumstances Mr. Pickergill had Wilson apprehended, and sought to recover the goods from Mr. Purse without further expense. It appeared upon examination, that Mr. Pickersgill had volun tarily suffered Longuett to go at large after he had confessed the robbery, under the hope of recovering more duplicates. The prisoner stated that he had been a servant to Longuett, and that he had found the duplicates after he had left Longuett's service.— The LORD MAYOR said, that no case of felony had been made out against the prisoner, and ordered him to be discharged. GOILDHALL.—Saturday, Samuel Harris; was fully committed for trial for stealing a watch from W. Por ter, farrier-major to the 15th Hussars, in Bridge street, while he had his hand on his fob, as the Lord Mayor's Procession was passing on Friday. Two boys, named Miller and Smith, were charged with picking a woman's pocket of some silver, while the Procession was passing. The money fell on the round, and the woman went on without discover ing her loss. No prosecutor appearing, Alderman WAITRMAN discharged them with an admonition. Thomas Clark, a respectable looking . stout man, was charged with attempting . to commit a robbery, while the Procession was passing, on a Gentleman in Cheapside, who, having his hand on his pocket book, felt the prisoners finger, and immediately missing his watch, secured him, after a stout resist ance.—Committed. Joseph Benjamin was committed for stealing a gold chain from the neck of a Lady, while standing on chair in the door-way of a shop on Ludgate-bill, when the Lord Mayor was going to take water. W. Wright and S. Barkley, two boys, for snatch ing a ridicule from a young Lady ; and John Hardy, for stealing a handkerchief, were committed ; and several others were discharged or remanded for want of evidence. UNIoN-HALL.—The Surrey Theatre was thrown linto great confusion cn Friday evening, during the time - Mr.Bengough and Miss S. Booth were perform ing in the most interesting scene of Marlette, by a fellow who threw an apple with great strength from the gallery to the stage. Miss S. Booth most nar 1, rawly escaped feeling the effects of its force, the apple having been shattered into pieces at • her feet. Mr. Bengough immediately stepped forward, and offered a reward for the apprehension of the offender. Smith, the officer in attendance, proceeded to the spot and secured the man, but not till after considerable diffi culty in preventing the speetators visiting the cowardly action with a sunanat y punishment. On being brought to the Office, the prisoner said that he bad purchased the apple in the Theatre, aior:it 'being un sound, he threw it with an intent to strike the man from whom he had bought it, but that he had mis..ed .his aim, and it had passed on to the stage. On his making an apology to Miss S. Booth, 'Alr. llibdin, and Mr. Bengough, he was discharged. An oil and colourman, of Windmill-street,Haymar ket, appeared to answer to an information, charging him with having in his possession a quantity of illicit spirits, which had been unlawfully run, not having paid the duty of importation ; for which he was ~..Ihj ect to a penalty of £lOO. He was convicted in the mitigated penalty of E5O. The following case was heard, on Friday before the Magistrate at this Office; Some weeks ago a poor servant girl named Barbara Torrens was robbed of her clothes and all her property by a woman who practised on her the stale trick of pretending to find a ring in her presence, and proposing to divide its value With her. A jeweller's shop was resorted to in order to ascertain its value, and while the servant i girl was so engaged, the woman made off with the property. The thief escaped. Yesterday, as the girl was passing through the Borough, she observed the woman who had robbed her in company with a sailor, and charged her with the robbery. The sailor stood forward in defence of his companion, who escaped down one of the narrow lanes. An officer who was passing at the moment took the sailor into custody, on the charge of having aided and assisted in the escape of a person accused of felony. The sailor, whose name is Williatit Scott, when brought before the Magistrate, declared that he had no know ledge of the thief beyond the accidental acquaint ance of that day. The officer who apprehended him stated that same duplicates had been found in his possession ; that he admitted they belonged to the woman who had been accused of the robbery, but declared that she had thrust them into his pocket without his permission, and that he was wholly inno cent of any offence. The sailor's Captain gave him a most excellent character, and said he was now going out to the coast of Africa with him.—Mr. CHAMBERS attended to this recommendation, but de clared, that as it was evident that the sailor had acted with great impropriety, he should not go with out making the poor girl some reparation for her loss.—The Captain became responsible for the sum suggested by the Magistrate in the event of not find ing the thief. PREACHING AND FIGHTING. A short time ago an itinerant preacher appeared in the streets of Whithorn, in Galloway, dressed in a suit that had once been black, and otherwise habited in the true style of a peripatetic divine. Among other appendages, his Reverence was furnished with an an cient-looking wig, surmounted by a hat which had also seen a good deal of service, and which was speedily placed at his feet, where it stood gaping like a new-made grave, ready to receive the expected offer ings. Thus accoutred, the self-elected, or rather per haps the " stickit minister," began to hold forth from a text of which we know neither the chapter nor the verse, but which led him to make frequent mention of the land of Egypt. The audience, upon the whole, was pretty numerous, and among others the preacher was attended by an old pensioner, who had served under Sir Ralph Abercromby. This said pensioner had long piqued himself upon his knowledge of foreign parts, and thinking the present a fit opportunity for raising his character in the eyes of the burghers, he continued to prick up his ears at every mention of the word Egypt; and at last, rudely exclaimed, " Tell me, Sir, the distance between Alexandria and Grand Cairo, and then I'll tell you whether you know anything about the matter." The preacher stared at this strange interruption, but thinking the man mad, he merely motioned him to be quiet by the waving of his hand, and calmly resumed the thread of his discourse. But his tormentor was not so easily to be put down. The time of drawing the pension had but newly elapsed, and as his natural con fidence had been increased by a supplementary glass, he quickly returned to the charge, and insisted upon receiving an answer to his geographical queries.— Thus assailed, the luckless preacher firstfeeched, then rebuked, then threatened his persecutor; but finding all in vain, he quietly laid aside his coat, wig, and :ravat, and nosing the veteran, and warning him to stand on his guard, he tipped him a bread-basketer in the true Mendoza style. The novelty of this proceed ing made many of the spectators look very grave, but others enjoyed the joke highly, and the same persons who had hung on the hero's kordi as a preacher, now transferred their admiration from his lips to his arms, and seemed equally interested in his prowess as a boxer. The battle was not a long one. The pseudo-divine seemed perfectly at home in the pugi listic art, and the hero who had triumphed on the plaids of Aboukir, found himself fairly worsted in the streets of his native burgh. Craving his worship's pardon, therefore, he retired to refit his damaged timbers, while the preacher, after a short breathing time, resumed a discourse, the conclusion of which was allowed to be much more eloquent than the com mencement. The hat, which was now sent round, received a plenteous shower of sixpences, shillings, and coppers and many who entertained strong doubts as to the preacher's piety, found themselves con strained to reward his adroitness and courage. a Sunday week, during the high wind, an immense Lombardy poplar, at the north-west corner of the Fellows Garden, St. John's College, Cambridge, wWii blown down. The tree was one of the finest of that species in the kingdom ; its girth was fifteen feet four inches, its height very considerable, and it is sup posed to be about 200 years old. One of the Fellows was within two yards of the tree when it began to give way, but was fortunately out of its reach before it fell, and the only damage it occasioned was the demolition of part of the garden wall. A swallow was found in the hollow of the trunk, in a torpid state. Same day, the large weeping willow in Archs deacon STRONG'S plantations, at I'eterhorotigl3, so many 'years the ornament of the gravel-walk in that city, was entirely blown to the ground. On the south wall of Streatham Church is the fol lowing singular inscription:—.. Elizabeth, wife of 1 Major-General Hamilton, who was married forty seven years, and never did one thing to disoblige her. , husband! She died 1746." MART IN LUTIII. ITS MONUMENT. HAMBURG% xovtairEß G. The Monument erected at Wittenberg, i n - nr 11 . lt of Martin Luther, was consecrated with peat so . lemnity on the 51st of October. The d ay b e i„ , e tremely fine, the concourse of people wa,sery great, and the whole was conducted with a desnee of‘nr'; and solemnity suitable to the occaion, an d which ; ; made a profound imptession on the spcctazo;s. Th e 1 statue of the great Reformer, by Mr.:iv:sain t; h a master-piece. ilefote the statue was nnet , vered, the ancient and celebrated Hymn, II Ein fiste B ogie censur Cott," was sung in chotus, an.l had a so h prisingly sublime effect- Dr. Nittcher delive re d a suitable discourse; at the conclusion of whi c h , a si, nal being given, the covering of the Nlonnmeat fell, and disclosed this noVe work. Many of the 7 04 . tors, overpowered by their feelings, fell cu their Lve s , in adoration of the At.?.t SOOTY, who gave es tLis ~,e at man. The Preacher then put up a solem n p „ ier eluding with the Lord's Prayer; after se ~, the %%Lie ; assembly sung the Hymn, " Vie Loan cppegroi , I and restored to us his work, through his servant: In the evening a bright tire was kindled in i ste baskets, placed round the monument, and wa s k eg up the whole night. All the houses, not ev.l T ti ng the smallest cottage, were illuminated ; the Torre. house, the Lyceum, the Castle, and the Bin aas arm distinguished by suitable inscriptions, and a lef ty pyramid, illuminated from the towers of the A rt* rial, the scene in which the inhabitants of Lethal native place honoured his memory. The Stud from Halle, Berlin, and Leipsic, conducted thee. selves in the most exemplary manner. UNIVERSITY INIILLIGENCE CAMBRIDGE, NOVEMBER 9. The Rev. William French, U.D. blaster of Jesus C,olep, was on Sunday elected Vice-Chancellor of this University jf the year ensuing. Wednesday. the following Gentlemen were admitted MASTRRS Or • KM George 'Capps, Esq. Trinity College. Rev. 'filo:llas Robertson, St. Jpices College. Rev. Barnard lianburyJesui College. Rev. Roger Ilesketh Formby, ditto. Rev. Henry Ilubt,ard, Catharine Hal OXFORD, NOVEMBER 10. November 3, t..e Hon. Arthur Philip Perceval and $ Taylor, B.A. of Oratl College; Charles Douglas Beckfotd,RA, of Brasennose C•lege; the lion. Joint Duncan henry Duncornbe, of Christ Church, were elected lellowtsi All Souls College. Monday, Oct. 29, the following Degrees were conferred: BACHELOR IN THVINI.7. Rev. John Bull, Student of Christ Church. RACHELORS or ARTS. Hugh Dyke Adana, Esq. St. Mary Hall, Grand Cautplitiku lion. John Duncan Bligh, Christ Church. Edward Berkeley Portman, ditto. George Inge, ditto. Yesterday, the Rev. George Robert Gleig, RA.OI MO% Hall, was admitted Master of Arts. At the Chapel at liartlehury Castle, on Thursday st*lt, the following Gentlemen - .ere ordain ed: EIRROONS. Henry Edward Steward, Christ Church. Pcyntz Steward Wan+, B.A. Wadhain Coi!ege. Henry James Ilastings, M.A. friiity College, Cud*, William Henry Savi2,ny, 11. A. Sydney College, ditto. John N. Harvard M.A. Worcc•acr William Henry Mogridge, RA. Jesus C , •::r.T. Edward Warren Caulfield, BA. Queen'• ' Edward Woodyatt, Brasennose C,.. ge. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. Thursday se'nnight, a dispensation passe& the Great Sal, enabling the 11ev. Thoma► Knox, M.A. of ►lrascnnose College, Oxford, to hold the Rectory of Runwell, with the Rectorial Ramsden Crays, in Essex, both vacated by the death of hist& Cher, the Rev. Dr. Knox. The Rev. Thomas l'addon, ALA. to the Vicarage sf Great Mattishall, with the Rectory or Free Chapel of PasleT,NatfolL The Rev. Charle. Craven, of St. John's College, Cuolxidge, a Wrangler of the year 1819, unanimously elect,d (out teen candidates) to the Head Mastership of the Grammar s:~/ at Alford. The Rev. John Williams, of Lavington, to the Vicort Powerstock, l)orset. • The Rev. T. Mortimer has been elected, by the pariskilk Lecturer of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, London. The Archbish.ip of Canterbury has collated the Ite►.lil Rose, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of Blareskik Sussex, to the Vicarage Of Horsham, vacant by the death ids Rev. Mr. Jameson. The Rev. Matthew Marsh, B.D. Chaticellor of the Dion of Sarum, has appointed the Rev. Edward Sieholswill blaster of Royce's School, Abingdon, and Curate of Bail and Denchworth, Berks, a Surrogate for granting Marriage l ceases, &c. &c. _4 MARRIED. At St. James's Church, London, the Rev. Charles Cr,l Rector of Bath, to Charlotte Mary, eldest daughter and co-heirs of the late Charles Worthington, lisq. of Lincoln's Ls, . 111 Lansdown Crescent, Bath. At Fifehead, I)orham, the Rev. J. Merewetber, to Ms, Anne, daughter of the Rev. F. Baker, of Fifehead-House. At the Zw.lar,se of Benholm, on the Stith ult. the Rev.Joh Glegg; Minister of Inverbervie, to Anne, child tit:tighter citil Rev. James Scott, :Minister of Iknholm. October 31, at Astbury, Cheshire, the Rev. Edward Grem of Lower Hardres, near Canterbury, to Mary, eldest 640 of N. M. Mattison, Esq. of Congleton. Nov. 1, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Edward Juno* kips, Esq. of queen-square, Westminster, to Mary, yous daughter of the late John Eliot, k:sq. Judge ail I.tagistrattS the suburbs of Calcutta, and Commissioner of the Police, of Pergunnahsand. DIED. The Rev. Mr. Evans, 37 . years Curate of Danfaetlkai Llanfwrog, Anglesey. At Arnold, Nottinghamshire, the Rey. Thomas 1100 13 ' Vicar of Weston and Burton. At Plaistreet.flouse, near Taunton, aged 71, the ba g ' Ambrose, of Mount Ambroce, county of Dublin. Octoher 29, at I forshmn, the Rev. William Jameson, 1 0 of Clapham, and Vicar of Horsham (both in Susses), n'tdl i (kosher 2g, at the Rectory, Tid St. Giks, Isle cf POO 52d year of his age, the Rev. Timothy Matthews eiptesa!ir 3 Rector of the above parish, and one of his Majesty s ' Jiistino d the Peace f-r the Isle. a!:) William Jirom, of Chichester, at the age of Si yea:slw— been in the discharge of the duties of Parish Clerk, witlistO omission of duty, for nearly 40 years, and which he roar!, till the time of enlarging tha church, a few wcils back. r was borne to the grave 'I) , six of the eldest mala .yandri gia l and his paU supported by six elderly women. May 2, at Cannanore, :Madras, .‘lajor John Giles, of 10 Regiment of Foot. In May last, at sea, on board the Trium, r h, on his Pl ik , home from Madras, Mr. John Stewart, late mackA Ilydraba4. MAILS sins I). A re-A It It. 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