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appeared to be in a siniihir strain of indecorum—.
that it had eiCited general disgust among his pus •
vishionere, was evident from this protecation.-L
Another charge was tlsat .of ,frequenting
frtrhltc-
honses, of being often intoxicated, and of drink-
ing sometimes with farmer us the parlour, at others
with labourers at the hat.. .These facts, whirls ex-
tended through several wriich.it, were also supported
by clear and einglosirre testimony. It might be
difficult to fix preciaely what was intoxication.—
because it was a thing ordegree, and witnesses, ac-
cording to their own habits, 'might form different
opinions with regard to AI accordingly, lie found
woe of the deponeuts here twine, that Mr. Dens
was quite drank on a particular occasion, and an-
other witness describing Into as being only, what lie
rolled. " a little fresh." tint whatever shades .of
.itfferetice or vitiation there might be its these elate-
rnents, they concurred in representing the Del-eliding
tu be guilty of habitual intemperance ; insomuch,
that he was not always. solarr. when engaged its the
discharge of his sacred functions He c.me then,
at length, to the charge, so revolting and disgrace-
ful to human nature's to In scarcely credible, that
of prootitutiogitts own wife. It was sworn he the
maid-seriatim, that they had seen Samuel Bent,
a person living in the house, and who, had formerly
been a pupil of Hie Defeudant. in bed with Mrs.
Davis, whilst Mr. Davis wns in the room, undressed
and evidently just risen from the bed on which the
other two individuals were lying. The expressions;
too, which be used at this time, and which were
overheard upon lobes occasions, were equally con-
firmatory of his knowledge-.dad connivance tit Inis
video infidelity. An attempt had been made
_by some of the interrogatories to 'brow discredit
upon the evidence of two of the feniab siiranatits., re
having each had an illegitimate child. But this
vircumstance vies not enough to oveithonw their tea-
simony ; situ did it apply to the character of one of
them, who hol quitted the service from feelings of
decency, on discovering the practices which were
curried on in this foully. Undoub'edly, conduct so
degradnig implied a total absence of every rehetiiiis
acid motel principle, and was culculated to bring the
greatest possible scandal, wherever it was known,
upon the Clergy and the Church. To his own cha-
racter noel office it must be most injuriou,. It was
byre art forth, indeed, that many persons had beets
drawn away from the chord, and had beets induced
to attend the meetings if Dissenters by the irregula-
rities and bad reputution of the Defendant. The
punishments that might, by law, be ,awarded to
uffrtices of this description were absolute &viva-
non of all ecclesiastical benefices, or a suspension
from all clerical functions. In the present case, the
first of thew was die legal correction fur which
Counsel applied, but he (Sir J. Nichol) hardly con-
ceived that such an authority was vested its that
Cong, the cation law having expressly refused it to
the. bishop of the diocese. Lie could not, upon the
single piecarlent winch had been adduced, anunte
such a jurisdiction. He should be soery, whilst
any doubt existed on the subject, to exempt so
large a power ; mut it world be improper is him to
suggest what COl.lll/C it might be foe the diocesan to
kuisue, should the questi be brought berote
Lout, or his Clutuctllor. The Bishop would out
be restrained by uny sentence previously protiounced
by that Court, from exercising his judicial autho-
rity on this subject. The Court of Arches had,
liejond rill doubt, the power of suspending cler•
amen (mom their office and function* upon evi-
+-lice of great misconduct. although this power was
cot to be so.'emplojed ea to amount in fact 40. a
light of deprivation. On the other baud, it
was dos to the church as well as to the public,
dad the gaud order of society, that °ileum
of this kiwi should be effectually repressed.'
The appuititment of discretionary punishment
was at all tones a matter of delicacy. which

stost be gfeatly increased where the .offending
.parly we* • clergyman. It was to the credit
of the Church that so few cases were to be
hood, in *lnch the infliction of punishment had
bent necessary. Tskmg, however, the case of
Piton and „Jlarrison for his guide, he did think
himself bound to visit this o,feudslit witlia
sen-
tence of suspention. That, to be sure, was.. case
uf grrut cool luny, though extenuated iii a count-
tlerable degree by the circumstance of • partial
itersugemeut of mind. The Defendant was there
abspesided from all ecclesiastical' falsettos* for the
Period of two years; at the esi,l of whirl, he woe
restored, oil producing the cartincsies of Iwo other
ilergymen. as to his recent propriety of conduct.—
With this case before him. and looking at the na-
ture of the eleventh article, he apprehended that

tie %lipoid shrink from his duty if he were to *vo-
yeurl this person for a less period these three ye.irs,
which he now did ; and at the some time directed,
olio, brfo•r restoration to his office, he must pro-
duce testimonials of his intermediate good beha-
viour from three clergymen.
A copy of this sentence was ordered in be sent
in the Conaisiory Court of the &top of Oxford,
before whom .4tere may he ground* of lave and
crerion to decree a still heavier punishment, in the
care of any new proceedings being commenced.
In the case of Hodgson arid the Rev: T.Schults,
such additional articles as referred to the years
1819. 1820. &loud 1821, were admitted; sod others
comer' back the criminal charge to the year
1916, and iotioduced collateral circumstances. were
I ejected.
Arthu► Gifford, • shoemaker, was enjoined to do
penance, and pay the costs of a snit promoted
against liwu for defamation.

On Tuesday last as W4LLIAM PADWICS, Emp
srid his keeper were donning at the emit niety of
Warblington Manor, limit., they discovered a man
in a thicket of hushes, in a most wretched aisle.
They conveyed him to a urighbouring cottage, sup-
posing him to be Hitt state of inebriation, but it was
afterwards discovered he was dying, and he expired
in about three hours. Aim excise rule being found iii
his pocket led to an application to the Eivitie Board,
by which it proved that lie wall a improvisor, of the
name or ADZ, n native .if Lewes, In Susterf; bat
employed on survey at Demurrer, in Eves.-which
place he left 011 the sth 'tint., •.,d hid been wan-
dering about the..countsy ever since, state of
menial derangement. He called at ClattfieW on
&Duddy. with a small horse, tooh"dinner will' a fut.
roily, walked out afterwards* leaving his horse, and
did not retort). Five errereigos;Ahme shillings sod
zpenie, and • brace of pistols were found on him.
TlieJury brought Mat verdict— Died a musiegg death.

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