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LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.

'Wind W. RI :S.W.—High Water 30m. past 6.
Arrived the Emulous, Humble, from St. Vincent; Frende Bro.
drie, from Ehiineur ; Remittance, from New York and Havre; Li)
tons, Bully, front Maranham—sailed 4th 3lay ; Hope, Ferguison:
from Sierra Leon:; Slirgaret, from Lisbon; Margaret, Rea, from
Sinyrna.
113.1 Bachelor, Thompson, from St. Andrew's, N. 8., sailed 14th
Mar. On the 28ih, in lat.. 4.1. long. 41. 30. spoke the Duke 9f
Wellington, of and from Jeesey for Labeadore, with mainmast
sprung. On the 31st, in lat. 4.. Fong. 36. 30. spoke the ship Han.
nab, of and front London for Quebec.
The Ann, Tulloch ; Childress, Thomas; Lady I)ouglas,. Asp
cher ; and Ossian, M•Canney, all from Liverpool, has arrived at
in.

The Mirimae, from Pernambuco. has arrived at Demerara.
The Hibernia, Roger, from Barbadoes, has arrived at Cork, for
orders.
The Albion, Strainson, was to sail from Bengal for Liverpoel
sth March. •
The Bridgend, illenlow, and Sir Watkin, Owens, from Liver-
pool, ha arrived at Halifax.
The Friends, Lewis, from Adra for Bristol, arrived at 31alage
15th May.
The :Maria, Hammond, fr..= Liverpool and Gambia, has arrived
at Sierra Leone.
The Hope, from Sierra Leone, sailed 20th April. the Lady
Ifid-
ley 14th, and the Britannia 12th, for Liverpool. The Prince Wa-
terloo and Tamerlane was to sail for ,London about the Ist Max.
On 17th May, in lat. 24. 30. long. 34. spoke the brig Dolphin,
from Liverpool for Nor Orleans. On the 2d June, in lat. 45. 50.
long. 21. spoke the ship Delaware, from Liverpool for Philadelphia.
The Margaret, from Smyrna, sailed 14th April. in company with
the Waller and •Friendship, for Liverpool, 2LI May ; in Gibraltar •
Bay spoke the Thomas, from Genoa for Liverpool.
The Wakefield, Cruikshank, from Oporto to 31aranham, de-
tained by the Brazilian squadron.
SAVIINDAY EVENING.
Wind N.W. High Water 37 m. put 7.
•
The tiveratone. Corner, from New Orleans, sailed 27th April,
and from Belize 1d Slav, in company with the John and Thomas,
Amelia, and Ganges, for Liverpool. .
Arrived the Syren, --, from Newfoundland and Cork Mar-
garet, Spink, from Almeira • Zante, Hadley, from Zante; Latons,
from Alexandria end ; Surprise, from Jersey.
The Joist, Bragg. from Alexandria. has arrived e. Milford.
The Thornions,from Liverpool for Mirimichi, spoken 26th May,
in lat. 44, lon. 44, 50.

JrwE 10.
Sailed the Emma, M‘Donald, for Buenos Ayres; Robin Hood.
Wuodberry, for Havannah;!limn Brown, 3l•Kowan, for Bald..
more; Auithorpe, Jores, for Alaranham ; Marquis of Angleacas
Williams, for fliramichi ; Alice, Barbeck, for St. John's. New
Prunswick ; Mercury, Brown, for ditto; Arno, Young, flit
T•ieste; Wilson,,Ross, for Dittnerara; Delowt, Lorentzer, for
Flushing; Noble, Maxwell. for Havannah ; William, Sheraton,
for XI iramichi ; Algorquil, Miry, for Philadelphia; Kitty, Cates,
for Portsmouth, ; Britannia, Hamilton, for Quebec; Bingham,
Fleming, for St. Peiersburghz Prince f Waterloo, Petrie, for
ditto; Murray, Ilnii•ton, for ditto; Csrl Johan, Prahm, Ayr
WYburle; Lowe, Make, fur Copenhagen; Vigilanti, DINS.
vera, for Lisbon; Ilormonic, Pennon, Mr Riga; Jong Wil-
helm, Parlavlect, for Rotterdam; Jong Helka Tromp, De Jong,
for ditto.

June D.
Sailed the Fearer., Ferguson, fch St. Domingo; Jane, Taylob
for Vera Cruz.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS—SATuDAY, JexE I I.

British Plantation Sugar still continues in demand, and about
1.000 hhds. have been disposed of at full prices. Nothing doing fti
Foreign. 110 bags white Bengal at 77a. 260 puncheons Demerara
Mols.ses S9s. a :Vs. 20 brls. fhe Jamaica Ginger at 121. 10s.
Nothing doing in Pimento. Pepper of Cocoa. Sales in Coffee do
not exceed 120 ca‘ks. and those at a reduction of 25., the holden
being desirous of selling. Some inquiry for Rum. and npwards of
260 puncheons have been disposed of-200 puncheons Jamaica at
2s. 81. for 116 O.P. : and 60 puncheons strong Demerara at 2s. 4rl.
per gallon for ltl O.P. The import of Logwood has been heavy
of late, and a cargo of 200 tons Campeachy has been forced off at
81. 2s. lld. ; 70 tons Jamaica and St. Domingo likewise sold as
7/. 7s. 6d. a 81. 120 tons Cuba Fustie, from the Quay, at 91. 10s.
a 91. 13%; 80 tons Spanish at 71. 17s. fld. aN. 10s. A few ton
Solid Nicaragua Wood at 341. ; and 80 tons small at 141. a 181.:x.
300 brls Montreal Potauthes have been sold at 31s. a els. 6d., with a
few at 32a. ; and 100 brls. Pearl at 345. lid. a 355. 6d. ; 30 b•
States Pot at 40s. 3d. About 100 bra. Tar have been sold at Ise.
for Carolina, and 201. Virginia. 260 brls. Turpentine at 12s. i• r
cwt. Rice by auction, and 280 casks sold at 15s. a 20s. 20 chrs •
Bengal Indigo at 9s. a 10s. 3d. 600 dry salted Brasil Hides at 76dt.
a HO. ; 1.000 wet salted 51d. ; 500 Dutch 51d. ; and 300 Norm
American at Sid.
The demand- for Cotton has been very limited indeed, and the
market much depressed. Prices ate Id. lid. lower than lair week.
But the quotations must be considered in a great degree nominal;
it being understood that forced sales have been privately made at
lower rates. Some holders become impatient to sell, and a publiff
sale will take place next Friday of 400 bales Alabama. The safest
of this week are a little short of 2000 bags, and consist of about
450 bags Upland Georgia, at led. a 18d ; 600 New Orleans at
Irv. a 200. ; CO Alabantas at 186 d ; 10 Sea Islands 5. 71. ; r.O
P,rnambucco at 206 d. a 21fd. ; 200 Bahis at 204 d. a 211,1.; 260
Alsranhams at 1964. a 21; ±0 Surinam 206 d. ; 100 Demerara -t
20 a 20{ ; 10 Egyptian at 2ld. ; 60 Barbadoes at 171 d. a 181: 10
Egyptian at 21d.; 60 Barbadoes at 171 d. a 14 : be Carthage,..is
at 16d.; and 100 Bengal at 9d. • 96d.

DETERMINED SUICIDE:CORO:4IneI! INQUEIT:-.4):1
Saturday afternoon an inquisition was taken at the Artichott.'
public-house, in the Dog-row, Bethnel-green, before Mr. lined.,
the Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Wm. Forbes, a respect.
able tradesman in that neighbourhood, who put an end to his ex=
iatenee by the following dreadful act t—John Wooding, one of chit
headboroughs of the parish, deposed, that between ten and eleven
o'clock on Thursday forenoon, he happened to be passing the de-
ceased's house, and was alarmed by some persons within thiekios,
Witness ran in immediately to ascertain the cause, and was told by
one of the domestics that her master was in the act of cutting his
throat in his dressing-room. Witness proceeded up stairs instantly,
and forced open the door, which was secured inside ; on enteriota
the room he Raw the unfortunate man in the act of drawing a knits
across his neck ; witness advanced towards him, with the intent:boo
of wresting the deadly weapon from his hand, but the deceased, OA
perceiving his object, made a desperate lunge with the knife as
him, and had he not dexterously jumped aside, the conse-
quence must have proved very serious. Witness made another as-
tempt to save him from destruction, but before he could do so the
deceased drew the knife a second time aaroas his neck, and com-
pletely severed the wind-pipe and blood-vessels. A surgeon was
called in instantly, but nothing could be done for him, and he died
in a few minutes. Other witnesses were examined, and from their
evidence it appeared that the unhappy man had Mice before at-
tempted his life. The Juny after a short consideration returned
their verdict—" That the deceased committed the act of suicide
whilst labouring under temporary mental detangernent." The
deceased was only twenty-five years of age, and no canoe could be
&aligned for the perpetration of the horrid deed, which was effected
by an ivory bandied desert knife.
Yesterday evening, about eight o 'dock, the body of •
man was turned up by the Sy-boat passing into the Basin at that
part of the Itegent's Canal neat Maiden-lane, Battle Bridget. II
was immediately taken out, and conveyed on a shutter to der
Maidenhead 'public house, but, fronds offensive smell it v.se floc
joining, till the mimic. The body was Instantly recognised by a
positcd in the weighing-house of the turnpikes/4s
sat:lrliniptie; tnac.idtic,l
hba.undt
consisting of a
persons, to be that oft -
live in Atarclimont-place, Coram.street, Batt,
ben missing since Wednesday, and was seen
:htscieeteraft,,tly.
in Oxford-street, as if going to business, thou
not attend at all that day. A three-foot rule, .
and a piece of chalk were fcund in his pockets.
twisted ound his body, and he bore every --
person stated by thaw who recognised him.

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,•1 a man named Beck, •
a wife hnd ten childless
Node Bridge. He ha
seen early that morokis
though it is said he did
two pencils, a awe
pockets. His apron way
*1
appeetanes of being Wei

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WRITS OP ERROR.
CO' of the Bill now before the Douse of Commons for prevent-
' ire Frivolous Writs of Error:—
Far prtventin,g the t!ebys occasioned to creditors, by frivolous
writs of terror, hrlAight on judgments given in his Alajesty's Courts
of Record at Westminster, and in the Counties Palatine, and in
etw Courts of Great Session in Wales; be it enacted by the King's
• Most Excellent 31ajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the
Munk tipirttual and Temporal, and Commena, in this prated' Par-
'lamest assembled, and by the authority of the same, that upon
any judgment hereafter to be given in any of the said Courts, to
any pectoral action, execution shall not be stayed or delayed by
writ of error or supersedeas thereupon, without the special order of
the Court, or some Judge thereof, unless a recognizance with con-
dition, according to the statute made in the third year of the reign
of his Alajesty King James the First, intituled, • An Act to avoid
unnecessary Delays of Execution,* be
_first acknowledged in 01e
same Court."
The recognizance and condition required by the Act of James i.
are, that all persons in whose names writs of error shall be brought
(with two sufficient sureties), shall be bound to the parties in whose
favour judgment shall be given, in double the sum adjudged to
hate be.n recovered, to prosecute the said writ of error, and pay all
'ileb:s, cods, damages, &c.

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
[This liautte contains a despatch from IBrigrulicr•Genual Sir
Archibald Campbell, dated at Rangoon, Jan. 14, stating the parti.
entire of an attack on the Fort of Syriam. The following is the
mte.:rial portion of Sir A. Campbell's despatch :—" On the morn-
ing of the I Ith I detached a small force against Syrians Fort, con-
sisting of 200 men from his Mtsjesty's 47th regiment, with a de-
tachment of 'rumen and marines from the royal navy and the
Eon. Company's flotilla, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
ilbring,m, with orders to scour that part of the country as far as
Syriam Pagoda of any enemy to be met with. The Lieut.-Colonel,
• ID the cotirse of a few hours, came before that fort, and the bridge
Ryer the Nullah, leading to it. Front the landing place haring
•,en broken down, much labour and some delay were occasioned in
repairing it, during which the enemy from behind the works kept
up a smart and well.directed fire on the head of the column, which
caused some loan; but no sooner were the troeps able to cross, than
they rushed on, and gallantly carried the place by storm. The
Lieut.-Colonel afterwards went on to the Syriam Pagoda, also
found to be occupied by a small force of the enemy, who fled after
the discharge of one volley, and seeing the British troops rush on
to the assault." By the return of killed and wounded which fol-
lows this account, it appears that one officer, Llnsign J. 31. Geddes,
was killed, and three officers wounded—Captain Forbes severely.
but not dangerously; Captain Backhouse and Ensign Macleod
slightly. The loss in men was one killed, 31 wounded. Sir A.
Campbell states in his despatch of the I Sth of January (notwith-
standing the late to:al defeat of the Burmese), that the enemy were
collecting another army to attack Rangoon.]
Whitehall, June 9, 1825.
The King has been pleased to appoint the ficv. Robert Smith to
be First Minister of the Church of Montrose, in the room of the
Rev. Alex. 3lolleson, deceased.
Whitehall, June 10, 1923.

The King has been pleased to present the Honourable and Rev.
Huh Percy, Master of Arts, to the place and dignity of Dean
of his Majesty's Metropolitical Church of Canterbury, void by the
death of Doctor Gerrard -indrewes„ late Dean thereof.
BANKRUPTS.
James Hayden, Southampton, boot-maker, to surrender June W,
July 1 and 23. at twelve, at the Star Inn, Gosport. Solicitors,
Mr. James Platt, New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn ; and 31r.
Thomas Martell, High-street, Portsmouth.
Henry Backhouse, Leeds, dmggist, June 29, 30, at eleven, at
the Sessions House, Leeds. and July 23. at eleven, at the Castle
of York. Solicitors, Mr. King, Hatton-garden; and Mr. Thos.
- Homer Granger, Leeds.
Richard Blundell, Liverpool. distiller, June 28, 29, and July
r.t one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool. Solicitors.
Messrs. Atilington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row ; and
biretta. Radcliffe and Duncan, Liverpool.
Charles Cooke and Joseph Booth, Manchester, merchants,
June 25, 27, at ten, and July 23, at three, at the King's Arms
Inn, 31anc.lioster. Solicitors, Messrs. Appleby and Charnock,
Gray's Inn-square; and Mr. Joseph Whitehead, Fountain-street,
Manchester.
William Mercer, Manchester, iron-founder, June 27, 211, at
eleven, and July 23, at five, at the Star Inn, Deans ate, Man-
chesta. Solicitors, Mr. George Barker, Gray's Inn-square; and
Mr. Henry Barker. Manchester.
Peter Brown, Scarborough, draper, June 22, at three, 23, at
eleven, at the Court House, Leeds, and July 23, at eleven, at the
White Swan lon, Pavement, York. Solicitors, Mr. 3lakinson,
Middle Temple ; and Mr. F. F. Foden, Leeds.
William Newnham, Bognor, Sussex, carper ter, June 17, at
two, la, and July 23, at eleven, at the New Inn, Bognor. Soli.
chars, Messrs. Freeman and Calhoun, Arundel; and Messrs.
Freeman and Ifeatheote, Coleman-street.
Charles Standen and William German, Long-lane, West Smith-
field, tailors, June 25, 28, at twelve, and July 23, at one, at the
Bankrupts Couri. Solicitors, Messrs. Bouslield and Filcher,
Chatham-place, Blackfriars.
William Folkard, Castle Tavern, King-street, Cheapside, vic-
tualler, June 14, 21, and July 23, at ten, a; the Bankrupts'
Court. Solicitor, Mr. Cocker, Nassau-street, Soho.
Thomas I,ivingston, Stepney-causeway, Commercial-road, baker.
June 18, 25. and July 23, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. So-
licitor, Mr. Templer, John-street, America-square.
James Williams, TwyforJ, Burst, near Reading, Berkshire,
tutcher, June 18, 25, and July 23, at ten, at the Bankrupts'
Court. Solicitor, Sir. Hunt, Gray's Inn.
Dorothy Stones and Thomas .Ishworth, York, turners, June
t 7,211, and July Xi, at eleven, at the Black Swan Inn, Coney-
street, York. Solicitors, Mr. Lever, Gray's Inn-square; and Mr.
Rohert Davies, York.
George Wood. Manchester, tailor, June 23, at ten, 28, at de.
yen, and July 23, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors,
Messrs. Robinson and Hine, Charter-house-square; and Messrs.
Taylor and Son, Manchester.
John Argent, Church-row, Bethnal-green-road, carpenter, June.
18, 25, at eleven, and July 23. at twelve, at the Bankrupts'
Court. Solicitor, Mr. D. H. Williams, Copthall-court, Throg.

morton-street.
Edwari Roseberry-street, Ringsland. horse-dealer. I
Jll4O IS, at eleven. 25, and July 23, at ten, at the Bankrupts'
Court. Solicitor, Mr. Charles Wright, Little Abe -street, Good-
man's-fiel4s.
Willies( Archer. Fetter-lane, merchant, June 111. 25, and July
211, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Charles
Arnott, SVest-street, Finsbury-eircus.
Henry Art mstus Hope, Mark-lane, London, and Canterbury,
dealer, June 25, at twelve. July 2, and 23, at ten. at the B. at
Solicitor, Mr. E. C. F.tithfull, Binchin-latie, Corn-
kill.
DIVIDENDS.
July 4. Benjamin Walton Cooper, 'Wrexham, Denbighshire.
spirit-merchant, at twelve, at the \Vynnetay Arms Inn, 11 rezhant
—July 2. Thomas Lloyd and John Winter, of Blue Ball-yard.
St. James's-street. wine-merchants, at twelve, at the Bankrupts
Court--July 6. David Darby, Olive-hill, Halesowen, Shropshire,
miller, at ten, at the Swan Hotel. Birmingham—July 2. John
llowkins, Penny-tields. Poplar, builder, at ten, at the Bankrupts'
Court—July 2. Thomas Gibbons, Hollywell-street, Westminster,
scavenger. at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court—July J. WtUicin
Bowen, NVinninston. Shropshire, shopkeeper, at eleven, at the
Royal Oak lan, Poole, Montgomeryshire—July 4. Thomas Cong.
don. Torquay, Devonshire, merchant, at eleven, at the Public
Rooms, East Teignmouth, Devooshire—July 5. George Dins.
dale, Richmond, Yorkshire, grocer, at eleven, at the Golden
„Fleece Inn, Richmond—July 2. Pierey Price Hart Roberts, High
Holborn, theesernonger, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court—June
Id. Thomas Welch, Great Tower-street. wine-merchant, at ten.
at the Bankrupts' Court—July 2. John (like and George Dennis,
Bow.street, Covent.yrden, victuallers, at eleven, at the Bank.
rapts' Court—July 2. Thomas Stoneham, Little Chelsea, brewer,
at tea, at the Bankrupts' Court—July 5. Thomas Wotton, Brie.
tol, leather-factor, at eleven, at the Golden Lion, Ashburton, Dc-
vonsbire—Joly 9. Robert Fox, Great Queen-street, Lim:4)l9S Inn.
Reds, wioe-merchant, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court—July 2.
John Hedge, Star-court, Little Compton-street. Soho. builder, at
taelve, at the Bankrupts' Court—July b. Robert Duilman and
George Wiracr' Jerusalem Coffee-house, merchants, at twelve, at
1.,4e Bankrupts' Court--July 2. Thomas Griffith, Liverpool, mer-
bloat.. at one, at the Office of Mr. Bulmer, Bank-buildings,
.Castle-street, Liverpool—July 2. William Young, Lloyd's, in.
oe aursn-broker, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court—June 18.
Henry Golding, Lower Thames-street, wine.merchant, nt twelve,
at the Bankrupts' Cottrt—June 18. Daniel Wagstaff and John
Hill WagstA Skinner-street, Snow-hill, carpet-warehousemen,
at twelve, at the Bankrupta' Court.
CERTIFICATES, 4,I:LY 2.
4 ,JoluoLyarland, Bedford House, Tottenhim-court-rond, hither-
-41 1, ohh Davis. Liverpool, ale-clealer—Beujarr.in IVadharn,
Pix9e, cooper—Thomas Welchman, Rathltone-plate, feather.rna-
a4ae:rwer—Tohn Foulkes, Cheltenham, haberdasher—Francis
, East Dereliam, Norfolk, grocer—George Wells, Oxford-
trunk.rnaker.

.t.
up average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the 'tenni.' made in the week ending the Ilth day of June.
fr. is 36a. 91d. per hundred weight. exclusive of the dutita of
Nina* pad Or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into
,rem Britain.

Average price of Can from the Returns received in the Week
ending June 4, 1825.
Wheat. Barley. OE& I Rye. I Rearm. I Peas.
s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. s. d.
el 8 33 0 24 11 38 0 37 9 36 11
RONAN GOLD CeriN-.—Afere days since, as a farmer
was ploughing a field a little distance from Exeter, he
trued up a beautiful gold coin of Doinitian, the Roman
EMperor, iu the highest state of prcicrvation. The in-
seraptions on the legend are u follows, viz.—OPPerse—
Ca EL AVG. F. Dom yr. Cos. Ill.—(with laurel head.)—
Jti4perse—Pvi-sctes JVVVENTUT.—(with an elegant full
length fernal, figure.—This curious and ancient coin,
eriagh*g 11a grains, issiow in the possession of Mr. Shir-
Iffy Woolaaer, of Exeter.

LA IT INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCEI-1177ATuunkv, JUNE

TUE LANCET.--ABERNT.TIIV V. ituTciriwsow•
The Court was this day again crowded by Medical Gentlemen,
The LORD CDANCELLOR to..k I.i* Neat on the Bench at ten
o'clock. and Mr. HouNE proceeded to argue against the granting
of the Injunction. He was followed by 3lr. SHADWELI. on the
same side. The Sonic t TOR•UE r UAL has still to reply. conme-
PlentlY judgment cann(A be giteu before Tuesday, as the Loin
CIIANCELLOz is under the necessity of ristng at two o'clock.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATU Jusm 11.

BUSINESS OF THE COURT.
The King's warrant was read, commanding two or more of the
Judges of this Court to sit at IVestmioster, from the 26th of June
to the sth of July. inclusively, and from the 30th of October tb the
sth of November, inclusively, in the ensuing vacation, for the des-
' patch of Toren Milanese remaining in sneer.
eatanenv r. ARTHUR.
This was an action of trespass for flue imprisonment, with a
count for a common aetetilt. Pleas-1. Nut Guilty; and, 2. A
justification. New assignment for excess. Pleas to the new as-
signment—l. Not Guilty; end, 2, A justificatioe, and issue
thereon. At the trial before the Lewd Chief Justice, at the Sittings
after last Trinity Term. the case was in subetanoe this:—ln July,
1614, the defendant, being an officer in the Seventh Wert India
Regiment, was appointed by General Fuller. Commander-in-Chief
of Jamaica, as Superintendent of the Settlement at Ilenduras, a
dependency of that Isleed, and continued to hold the appointment
in 1820, when the transaction in question took place. The Seventh
West India Regiment was disbanded in 1815, when the defendant
becime entitled to half-pay; but, in August, 1816, the regiment
was again embodied, and SO3l afterwards the defendant changed
his situation, and became Lieutenant-Colonel of another regiment,
aided the York C hasecu re, but hail not joined Lis regiment. During
his appointment of Supeeintendent at Honduras, he exercised the
supreme military command of that Settlement. On the 23th of
Auguet, the York Chasseurs were elleber.ded. but the de-
fendant received his toll pay until the 25th of October in that year,
after which period he was on half-pay. The.plaintiff, Major Brad-
ley, was ENO d in command at Honduras, in 1820, and claimed to
exercise the supreme command, in consetinerce of an opinion en-
tertained that the defendant, being only a half-pay officer, his mili-
tary career had ceased, and therefore he had no authority over the
forces. The defendant having issued an order, commanding the
plaintiff to emend him at the Government House with the other
officers under h's command, the plaintiff refused to comply, and
thereupon the defendant placed him first in close arrest, and after-
' wards in arrest at large, until the case eras reported to the Cam-
mander-in-Chief. For this imprisonment the present action was
brought, and the question at the trial was, whether the appoint_
ment of the def.ndant as Superintendent of the Settlement, whilst
be was only on hell-pay, gave him military supremacy, and set,_
jetted the plaintiff to his compete]. It was admitted that a halt=
pay officer is not subject to martial law : but, on the other hand, it
was proved by Col. Torrecs, Sir 11. Taylor, and other military
officers, that; according to the usage and custom of the army, a
half-pay officer is competent to receive a military appointment
similar to that in question, and, upon his being appointed, becomes,
facto, a military centmander, and atuenable to martial law. It
watt also proved that General Fuller bad appointed the defendant to
the supreme military command of all the forces, regular or other-
wise, in the Settlement, ant. that the detendant had been recogaised
by the Commander-its-Chief at home as the supreme military com-
mander. Upon them facts the defendant founded his first plea of
justification, anti the Lord glue* Justice being of opinion that the
plea was made out, the de dent had a verdict upon that issue.—
'Jut upon the plea of justification to the new aosignment, which
alleged that the plaintiff had been detained longer under arrest than
was necessary, the Learned Jude deli the case to the Jury, who
found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 100 L In slichaelmas
Term, Mr. Brougham obtained a Rule Nisi for a new trial. on the
ground that the defendant's first plea of justification was not
made out. •
Tile ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. PAVES
now showed, and contended that the evidence being all one way
upon the first plea of justification, it was quite decisive to show
that the defendant was entitled to exercise the command which the
plaintiff had resisted. Asa half-pay officer merely, the defendant
would not be suds jest to martial law, but as he was qualified to re.
ceive the appointment of Superintendent of the Colony in question,
the moment he obtained his appointment he became entitled to ex-
ercise the supreme command, and was, to all intents and purposes,
a military commerder. il'hilet his half-pay was going on, he
might not he entitled to promotion in the army, but that would not
Erevent him item receiving military appointment from General
Fuller. A mere civilian could not take a supreme military corn.
nand—but it could not be said that a half-pay officer was a civilian.
His character of Mauer might be consinered as remaining in abey-
ance for the purpose Of promotion, but by receieing half•pay be did
not altogether throw off his military responsibifity. He was liable
at all times to be. called out into actual service, and the moment he
wan called out he became liable to martial law. The question in
this case could only be derided by the usages and customs of the
army, and no persons could he better informed upon the subject
than the distinguished officers who had been examined on the trial,
all of whom gave it as their opinion, that it was competent to the
defendant, whilst on half-pay, to hold the appointment in ques.
Lion; and upon being appointed, he had the right of supreme
command in the colony. It would be said oat the other side—
first. that General Fuller had no authority to appoint the defen-
dant to the supreme command of Honduras ; and second, that he
had not, in fact, appointed him. The answers to these pro..
positions were—first, that according to the usage of the army, it
was as competent to the General to appoint the defendant to the
command of this dependency, as to choose his own aides-de-
camp, appoint the commander of a fort, or select any officer for
a place of trust under a Colonial Government ; and, second,
that, in point of fact, the defendant's appointment had been re-
cognised by the Government at home ; anti the War Office had
corresponded with him in the character of Superintendent of the
Colony.
Air. Baotou...et (with whom was Mn. J. Evans), in support of
the rale. contended, first. that the defendant, by reason of his
being only on half-pay, was incapable of taking the supreme mili-
tary command of the settlement ; and second, that he had not been,
in fun legally appointed to the command. As to the first point, he
insisted that a half-nay officer is to all intents and purposes a mere
civilian, and is no more liable to military control than any man
who wears a black or a brown coat. That was decided in General
Rona' case, in 1786. Half-pay is only a reward fur past, and is
not a retainer for future services. It might be true, that half-pay
officers are liable to be called out intoactual service, but where was!
the authority to compel them to cane? There was none; the
Crown might, indeed, stop their ball-pay, but that was all. They
could not be subjected to any military punishment for not coming,
any more than the Attorney General himself, who, even though.
a Genera?. and liable to be called out, was not bound to come out.
(Much laughter.) It was idle, therefore, to say that a half-pay
officer was any thing more than a civilian ; and if so. then even,
according to the legal opinions pronounce/ by the military officers
on the mid, the defendant was not qualified to hold a supreme mi-
litary command. But secondly, assuming his capacity to hold such
a situation, was he legally appointed, in point of fact ? lie would
assert broadly, that General Fuller had no authority to give such an
appointment. None but the King could delegate to another the su-
preme command over the lives and fortunes of others. Even until
the Statute 13 and 14 Charles IL c. 3. the King himself could not
ticiegate supreme military command to another. The East India
Company, even, have no power to delegate supreme military com-
mand over their settlements; nay, even the Lord High Admiral
has no power to delegate each authority to Officers of the Navy, ac-
cording to the 2,1 %Vial:an and Mary, cottlrmed by the 22d Geo. II
A maito minus, then, the Commander-in-Chief at Jamaica had
no power to delegate supreme command to another in any depend.
ency of that Wand. After urging these two propositions at consi-
derable length, and whit his usaal ingenuity, the Learned Counsel
contended that the defendant's plea of justification had not been
made out. and therefore there ought to be a new trial.
Mr. EVANS was proceeding to follow on the same side, but at
the desire of the Court he reserved his argument to a future day.
HABEAS CORPUS. .

Mr. F. POLLOCK applied to tieCuilitiOr a rule to show cause
why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue for the party, and a
cr:;orati be directed to certain 31agiatrates in tho county of Lan-
caster, to show cause why a female had been committed by two of
the said al strafes to hard labour for twelve calendar months,
upon the affidavit of a parallel overseer, that die woman had a
bastard child which might become locally chargeable. The warrant
of the Alagistrates was issued on the 211 April, 1825, and the
child was born so far back as November, 1820, wnd had never be-
come, or was likely to become chargeable, being supported by the
reputed father; and yet, by virtue of an Act of Parliament, which
they supposed to apply to such arse, had the 51agistrates committed
this poor woman to bard labour for twelve months.
.51r. Justice BAILEY asked, whether the woman had subse-
quently been charged with bastardy, after the birth of the child
alluded to ?
Mr. F. PoLLoce admitted, that she had since had two bastard
children.

The Loan CHIEF JUSTICZ--." But upon what legal ground
do you aPpif here ? Whet facts have we before us, by depositions
Or tal.erwise, to enable us to act' You know we cannot cuter into
the merits of the case; all we want is to see the legal bearings of
the application—What ore they ?"
Mr. F. Po•Locx—This poor woman is certainly in the unfor-
tunate situation of living. with a man, by whom she has had these
children ; but we deny they are chargeable upon the parish, for
the father hat offered full gecurity against that ; therefore we
say, she is not punishable by the summary process of these
Magistrates.
The LORD Clove' JUSTICE—fIow can we interfere, be she
unfortunate or not, without kavirg before us legal grounds? Have
you applied for the depositions taken before the Magistrates?
Jr. F. Pot.Locx—NVe do not believe that we can get them,
except through the medium of an application to this Court.
The Lout) CHIEF JUSTICE-1 mit apply for them.
Mr. Justice Bat Lt Y—We must see the Act of Parliament,,,
well as the depositions: for though the children may not be charge-
able upon the parish, yet the Act may apply to a certain extent to
punish cases ranted bonus more,.
The LORD CHIEF Juts TICE—The o,etfller has sworn the pari,h
to be liable to the charge; he has demanded a warrant, and the
Magistrates have acted upon that warrant. You must show, on the
face of the proceedings, where the illegality (if any) has occurred.
Mr. F. POLLOCK promised to apply foe a copy of the warrant,
and of thedepoaitiona taken before the Magistrates.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

Mr. Brio', 0111114 moved w hive the rule enlarged, in the case