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which afflicts the Christian world, which intenurts the
relations of commerce, impedes navigation, obliges neutrals
to sail with envoy, ilia:el/tot:osa that oineral.ortter which
it is the essential interest of all States to restore, and their
'lrountlett duty to preserve.
If the Divan should turn her ear from representations •
'so just in themselves and so momentous in their result,
the recognition of the independence of Greece by all the
Powers of Europe might be made the alternative of refusal. I
By this single declaration Greece would be saved without
flri.tg a shot, aunt the Porte, sooner ch later, would be con-
strairsed to follow the example of the Christian States.
(To be concluded in the British Preis of to-morrow.]
PRESENT,47 lON OF NIIIV COLOURS TO THE
SE YItNTI SECOND RIGHLANDERS.
Yesterday forenoon, this tine Regiment, which lois been
for many months stationed here, and now expects a rouse
for Ireland, was presented with a new stand of colours,
on Burntsfield Links, in presence of a vast concourse of
spectators, many of whom were in carriages. The Regi-
meut, tinder the command of Lieut. Colonel Calvert,
reached the ground about noon ; and soon after, Gcn. Sir
John Hope, in the uniform of Colonel of the 721, arrived,
attended by Lord Robert Ker, Colonel Thackery, Major
Broke, and other Officers belonging to the Staff: Sir
John was accompanied by Lady Hope, to whom the dis-
tinguished office of presenting the new banners to the Re-
giment was assigned. As soon as the General left his car-
riage, Colonel Calvert proceeded to form the battalion into a
tallow square, on the two centre companies, the grena-
diers singly forming one of the shies. A pyramid of drums
was then formed in the entre of the square to which a se-
lect party of spectators were admitted, and the colours laid
on it. The Reverend Mr. Moon, Chaplain of the Castle,
and the Ensigns appointed to carry the colours, took their
stations in front of the grenadiers. 'rite banners were then I
uncased and handed to Lady Hope, who gracefully deli-
vered them to the General, as Colonel of the Regiment,
addressing him as follows ,
" Sit John Hopek.-1 have the honour to present to you, as Co.
lonel of the flwriabbe them colours for the 711, or Duke of Ai.
buoy's Own Highlanders. I beg to expreas my sincere good
wishes, that under these new banners. the 72d may so continue to
conduct itself as to gain fresh laurels, should an opportunity
offer : and. at all events, that all honour, prosperity and happiness
May attend the Corp., wherever it may be called on to serve; and
you kill, Iknow, believe me most sincere. when I add my anxious
wish that you may vay long remain Colonel of the Regiment.
Any other observations, which it may he proper to make on this
occasion. I have to request to you to make to. me."
Sir John having received the colours from Lady Hope,
again laid them on the pile of drums • and the Chaplain,
Mr. Moon, in an eloquent prayer, implored that the God
of battles would crown then, with honour and victory.
When the prayer ended, Sir John again took hold of the
standards, and delivered them to the two senior Ensigns;
after which he addressed Colonel Calvert and the regi-
ment in the following words:—
" Colonel Calvert—ln delivering to your charge, and into the
more immediate care of the officers, who are to have the honour of
carrying them, these colours which have just been presented to the
72t1 Regiment by lady Hope, I am fully aware that I awn not ad.
dressing a newly raised regiment whose name and character are yet
to be acquired, and it may not therefore be necessary for me to say
much on thin occasion. 1 et, as it has pleased his Majesty to con.
her so distinguished an honour on the regiment. as to permit the
72d to assume the name of the Duke of Albany's Own High.
lenders, I cannot omit congratulating the corps nn having received
so &tiering and honourable a mark of approbation. and expresaing
my conviction that this additional badge which is now placed on
these colours, will afford a new and powerful inducement for main.
tinning the high character which the 72d regiment has so long,
and so deservedly pawned. I feel particularly gratified, that
the honour of delivering these colours has devolved on me,
and that it should also have taken place in the capital of the
eourtry where the regiment was first raised, and after its return
from a long period of honourable and distinguished service.
The country being now, under the Divine blessing, at peace,
there is no opporumity for the 72d to gain fresh honours by
any victories over our enemies in the field • but It may de-
serve and obtain almost equal honour and credit, by setting
an example for Its uniform steadiness, good conduct, and die.
cipline, while doing duty at home, thereby meriting the good opi-
nion and respect of all ranks among their fellow-countrymen. This
duty becomes the mote particularly incumbent on the regiment.
when now so highly distinguished, as being named after his Royal
Highness the Commander-in-Chief, to whom the whole army Is
indebted for the presept perfect state of order aid discipline to which
it has attained. Thal the pitd regiment will ever continue to tle.
s Royal r'
the-

only
~ovperity of the,
nued lieshh and luippinert of every individual Officer. non-commis.
sioned officer, and private in the regiment ; and, at the same time,
to express my very great !egret at the removal of the regiment."
Colonel Calvert briefly returned thanks to lady Hope,
for the honour she had conferred on the corps, and to the
General, for the approbation he had expressed, assuring
Sir John at the same time, on the part of his brother of-
ficers, himself, and the whole regiment, that they would en-
deavour to justify, upon all occasions, the confidence re-
posed in them.
The battalion was then re-formed in line; the grena-
diers taking post with the colours on the left, the drum-
mers playing the " Grenadiers'Warch." The ranks were
afterwards ote.ned, and the battalion presented arms, when
the colours were marched slowly in front to their metier
station in the centre of the line, and the grenadiers to the
'right flank, the band playing a warlike march. The regi-
ment then fired a feu to joie, and gave a general salute,
lafter which Sir John and the; general staff' rode down the
ranks, and the spectacle concluded by marching past the
General, in slow and quick time. The battalion marched
into town by the Lothian road, Sir John Hope, Colonel
Calvert, and the officers of the staff at its head. In'
George's-street it drew up in front of the General's house,
and after presenting arms, filed off' to the Castle.
The appearance of these gallant Highlanders, on this
interesting occasion, was such ai to excite the admiration
of every spectato Their martial deportment, their stea-
diness and precision in every movemeut, and the national
feelings excited by their long array of waving plumes, pro-
&iced a conviction, in every bosom, that our country's
' banner could not he intrusted to hearts and hands more
firmly resolved to defend it. It may hereafter be our
ditty, as journalists, to record the honout able services
which the colours yesterday presented to the 'Ted shall
have witnessed ; and considering the long period the re-
giment has now been as it were domesticated among us,
the many townstnen serving in its ranks, and the har-
mony which has always existed between the soldiers and
inhabitants generally, we are certain that the intelligence
of their having gathered a plentiful share of laurels in the
field will be hailed as a matter of triumph in this city.—
Edinbergli Observer.

TO THE EDITOR OP THF: ERITIS7I RADA'S,
sin—when I last suldreseed you upon the sutjeet of
Joint Aim* CtmpanitSt I pritmised to inristigate in 'My
next the general character of those Institutions, so far is
that character depends upon the motives arid objects of the
individuals under the sanction .of whose nem( a they are!
presented to the public. It is quite the fashion amongst!
t the periodical journals to asouthe every thing to the pre-
ijudice of those individuals. Anxious I suppose to acquire'
the reputation of vigilant and &aloes guardians of the
;public welfare, they appear generally to forget that candour
and reflection are amongst the qualities necessary to.tcquire
and maintain ih One stunt question will put the candour
anti reflection cif those Sweeping accusers to the test. What
adequate temptation does the directorship of any Joint
Reek Company present, that shoull induce any man of,
eminent statiob and unbletnithed character to forfeit the
respect of the world by lending himself to the protnotion
of a fraud? Referring their conduct to the single consi-
deration of interest—what interests I repeat, can such
persons have in the creation Of Companies to be put .
for one moment in competition with their aharactet for
integrity ? Is waste and ruin of character thus hazarded
for the sake of the premium upon Shard ? It le too
ridiculous. A man who can freight a single ship to a
tolerable market will haven greater return of profit than
the whole amount of premium upon the whole number of
Shares that, with very few exceptions, has ever yet been
realised iti the case of any Company. Can it be on account
of the patronage to he vested in the Directors ? Who can
believe this, when they recollect that many of the indivi-
duals who appear as Directors of the new Companies have
appointments both more numerous and valuable to bestow
in their own commercial establishments titan those con-
nected with any of the new Companies, the advantage of
bestowing latter

, well _
the tendency or the prospects. This supposition would no
doubt be correct to a certain extent. Events have indeed
already taken place, which prove it to be se. It is the ex-
ception, however, and must not be Mistaken for the rule.
It is not the characteristic of English coinmercisl men to
lend their names lightly or inconsiderately, still less is it
congenial to them, to cast the loss arising from any inad-
vertancy into which they may fill, upon thew whom it:
may have misled. In some fc* instances projects into
which the public had eagerly entered, have been aban-,
donded by the Directors, upon finding the prospects less
bright than they had announced.. In every instance of
this kind, the payments made by the subscribers have been
refunded to them, the whole loss attending the preparatory.
arrangements being sustained by the Directors.
It will be objected to all this, perhaps!, that what has
happened may happen again, and that as the country was
deluded a hundred years ago by Joint Stock Projects, it
may be equally deluded now. I should admit the force of
this objection to my argument, if circumstances were the
same now as then. Wu arc less likely to be deceived now,
because we have the example of our ancestors to teach us
caution. May not, however, caution aa. well as adventure
be excessive? Is it a rational conclusion that the projec-
tors of the present day meditate fraud, when our caution is
such as to withhold from the most successful fraud any
adequate reward, merely because projectors cheated our
vand-fathers, who were eager to make every man rich that
would attempt to cheat them.
I cannot avoid the conclusion, that in the conscientious
and deliberate opinion of the great majority of Directors
of Joint Stock Companies, the projects with which their
homes are respectively connected, afford* strong probabi-
lity to the Shareholders of an adequate seturn for their in-
vestments; nor can I hesitate to deem their conscientious
and *deliberate opinion upon the subject al& high authority.
T. B. •

gentle-
_ _ year cannot afford to send his family
to College. In Germany, even tradesmen and mechanics
Can and do enjoy that advantage. In Scotland, at the
present day, in the country universities, the whole expense
of education has, in a hundred instancla, been defrayed by
twelve pounds each Session. Now, as a vehicle of general
manly, and effective information, it is" undoubted, that
trn .
the very worst University in Scotland, supporo4 as
.41.
may be by capped and teaselled aristocrats, by Win Nip-
mentstors, by bloated or feline recluses, is at leant* •
as the best in England. The dull adorers of
Cubes, Roots, and lambics, may turn up their nostrils at'
this, it is true. But the fact ire 110 t to be scouted, that, as
a people, we are ten times better educated than our Eng.
lisb brethren ; that, as mere Universities, our pauper insti-
tutions xre illustrated by amass of official genius which
England cannot eclipse, if she can equal ; that as nurse-
ries of men, brave, eloquent, discerning, these Universities
can present living examples of quite as much power as
have issued, in an equal period, from the proud Catacombs
of the south. Yet why ? Not surely because England is
wanting in capacity ; but because ehe is wanting, miser-
ably and utterly, in the Collegiate engines of exciting it.
Rich and potent as she is, her Universities ought long
ago to have been as far above us iri sound practical genius,
as they now are in sterile calculation or inonkish commen-
tary. Yet the new institution is to be poisoned by the gall
of cloistered envy. And what is the excuse? This Uni-
versity is not to be fortified, forsooth, by religious tests or
lectures. It is to be trampled under foot, just because it is
freed of those scowling buttresses, which have made its elder
sisters the rich reservoirs of religions bigotry, and the feed
occasions of sectarian animosity. Is it not monstrous
that Englishmen, and the sons of Englishmen, should be
liven from the great Colleges of their country, just be-
cause they cannot tack their faith to Barrow anti Atter-
bury ? Is it not frightful that the thirty•-nine articles
should be made the only titles to the knowledge of surds
and hexameters? And if it be to, frit not insanity itself
to strangle the tieing 1nt:407 witteh antibuse so dread-
ful can only be put down? o hear'soinc Mon talk, one
might imagine that Homer was a high churchman ; or
that old Archimedes had been a ' dab' at school divinity.
Because a man happens to be a Jew, a Turk or a Baptist,
is lie never to know how many sides form a triangle?
Becaus2 he is heterodox in respect to the Trinity, is he to
be an eternal ass in Dactyls and Pyrichees? Itigt it seems
this upstart University may become a teacher of infidelity.
And this in defiance of its solemn principle of avoiding
polemics altogether !—But have our Scots Universities been
fertile in Bayles and Spinosas? Have Jens, Gottingen,
Leipsic, and every other Collegiate city in the world pro-
Auced nothing but the rank weeds of Pyrrhhonism ? Yet
there, Christians, Jews, Bramins, Mussultnans, Ghebers,
may enter if they please, and learn what they please.
There, if
scheme of divinity be taught at all, it enjoys
Lo iron influence over those win) think proper to deny it.
In point of fact, had the pillars of the great English Col-
leges been trying how they could most effectually multiply
infidelity or schism, they could have adopted no stronger
means than this exclusion of Sectaries. If error shall exist
at all, the way to fortify it is. of course, to sink its vota-
ries in ignorance and persecution. But this worse than
Popish tyranny will no longer avail the dull malignity of
its founders. Schistnatics and infidels can found Colleges
and rules as well as they. The horror of an University in
the vice and dissipation of a great city, if it were not hypo-
critical, would be the merest gabble. Colleges have been,
are, and must ever be, molt frequent in the largest cities.
And sure we are that a body of undisciplined youth are ten
times safer under the eye of their natural guardians. than;
in the unmastered eeelustoti and minute companionship of i
a country town.—Edielittret Warw.

SUSSEX

Before s.
iron, n deputed
vice, was indicted on Lo
shooting at James Roper.
9th June last, with intent t
varying the charge. The
Hcirruely wourding the pr
The prosecution was ,
PLATT. For the grisnner,
heat', Mr. G unwEY.filr. No.
the instance of the Board of Mint,
The else proved on the part of the prosecution wits this I—The
prosecutor is a mariner, residing at Hastings. In the evening, of
the Dth June last, a party of the town's people, of which he was
one, assembled rot Castle-hill, near Hestitig., for the purpose of
regaling themselves with smoking and drinking spirits and milk,
according to a custom which was stated to have obtained In the
summer season. The Orly consisted of men, women. and all
dren, to the number of about thirty. In order to light their pipes,
the men had procured Candles in the town. About half-past nine
to clock, the prisoner came upon the hill, and seeing the candles
alight, exclaimed to the party, " What's the meaning of all this ?"
The prosecutor replied, " There it no smuggling going on ; we
are only enjoying ourselves, smoking and drinking." The prisoner
I then said, ' Put those lights out.' The prosecutor observed, " I
don't know about that." The prisoner, in a mare peremptory tone.
continued, " Put the lights out, or I'll take one of you prisoner."
The prosecutor repeated the observation, " I don't know about
that," and whilst lie was in the actor lighting his pipe, the prisoner
discharged his pistol at him, and lodged a ball in one of his
thighs. Incensed at this proceeding, some of the party attacked
the prisoner, who began to retreat. He drew his cutlass, and cut
right and left to keep off the assailants. He was, however, im.
metliately overpowered, and was receiving very rough treatment,
when he called noon his assailants, as Englishmen, not to hurt
him. In the scuffle a second pistol, which the prisoner had, went
off and wounded him in one of his hands. No further violence was
offered him. By this time sonic of the blockade men came up,
prisoner charged them to fire upon the —, using a
'cession. One of the men obeyed the command, and
'tot, which, however, did not take effect. In the mean
secutor was carried off' to a surgeon. The ball mill
fleshy part of the thigh, and he was brought into
's, apparently a confirmed cripple. Eight or nine
to the facts above-mentioned, with very little
teselhYony,- altheset they did wot hear awls
. They all swore solemnly that thedr meeting on
Alely for the purpose of harmless recreation, and that
smuggling objects in view. It was also sworn that no
was given to the prisoner, and that he had deliberately
pistol and pointed it at the prosecutor. It was denied
that any brands had be'n thrown up into the air as a signal to
smugglers, or for any other ptirpose whatsoever. The spot where
tie party were regaling themselves was in front of the sea, and it
'was admitted that the lights might be visible to smoggier,, if there
were any on the Inok-out. Riper, on his cress-examinetien, ad.
',slued that he bad been chased two days before by Lieutenant
Prancillion, of the Preventive Service, when he was at sea; but he
declined answering whether he had thrown any thing overboard
when the Lieutenant approached his boat. He did not think him.
self bound to answer the question. These were the leading cir-
cumstances of the case.
The prisoner put in a written statement to the effect that lie had
gone upon the hill le consequence of seeing the lights, which ha
had reason to suspect were made as signals in aid of smuggling, in
order to discharge his ditty. When he arrived where the party was
sitting he was Immediately attacked by several individuals, by
some of whom he was struck; whereupon, dreading that his life was
in danger, he. in self-defence, and for no other purpose, discharged
bit pistol, but with no intention of injuring any particular person.
Being unaccompanied by any of his own people, he was in no con-
dition to prove the truth of these farts, and could only have resorted
to the testimony of some of his assailants, who, from their bias upon
the subject, could not be relied upon as witnesses in hit behalf. Ile
solemnly declared that he had been first assailed in the manner
stated, and had been actually wounded in the hand by a pistol fired
by one of the smugglers. He submitted the improbability of his
tiering been the aggressor, whereby he would necessarily have been
exposed to the unequal odds of twenty to one.
Lieutenant Francillion proved that he had chased the prosecutor
on the 7th of June, and just opposite the Castle-hill, the latter
threw something overboard, which he suspected to consist of contra.
band goods. The lights seen on the hill would have been a guide
to persons disposed to dish up any thing 'which might have been
thrown into die eta, at the spy; where Roper had been chased.
A surgeon gave it as his opinion, that from the position of the
wound in the prisoner's hand, it must have been inflicted by a
pistol discharged at him, and not by means of accidental explosion.
Several of the preventive men proved that their attention was
attracted on the evening in question by the lights on the hill.
lb* swore to the fact that a brand had been thrown up in the ale,
OA that the lights had been moved about in a manner which in-
t oilseed them to believe that theta was some smuggling transactional'
going on at sea.
_ m
An excellent character was given to the prisoner, by his superior
iafficers, by who he s described P'
-
and f

e a roan w.— _ King
..at had happened I had thrown my
went to the place I describedanil brought hack nay watch.
was a starry night, but not moonlight. I have korrekt the prima'
fur ten or twelve years. I'm sure he was the met.
ily the Counx—Did he speak at all?—No.
Did you ?—Veit, I did.
What did you say ?.--1 asked them to his me ratify dim I wee
down.
Cross.examined.--I am a labouring man ; I had Ids. a week,
that's all. 1 intended to matry Ellen 'Clarke ; abe had no Money t
I had the money from Mr. Eiger, my toaster; he la bare. havers' '
years hack 1 commenced saviog mane), I the story was told In Pio.
ham, but the good people of that place have give% ask no money.
I have no promise to dist elect. I drank some tea while k Mr.
Diekons's ; that's all I had drank that evening. I never had any
doubt but this was the man. I told the gentlemen of the parish that
I did not know the melt ; I was so a` unsensed'' by their mitt:milt
me that I could not tell them. I did'nt think it right to tall every
one that came to ask me about It till I got about. I did'nt swap
tell Billy Roe, whom I called up ; I didvnt tell wren him who had,
robbed me. I know a person named Mallet: ; I told him I did'nt ,
know exactly who it was. On the Tuesday morning./ mentioned
it to my brother. That was, before the parish officers came to ink,•.
and made a stir about it. Ellen Clarke had beentii Dinharn ; I
.rat ,
went with her to Mr. Dickons's house ; I never heard the misnrieje. ?.
was an acquaintance of Ellen Clarke. 'there were ten shillings 41' •
my pocket when I got home. They had no sticks not pistols; they''
gave me violent blows in the face and head tmy nose and mg • . ,
bled. 'the doctor came in the morning to bleed me, and then
went to lied again. I did'nt get tip till the Tuesday afternoon.
did'nt work till three weeks afterwards. 1 maintained myself with •
•
oilier money, and I had Os. Rom the club.
In re-examination, this witness said he solittltimes, in the liar.
vest, earned as much as twetry:three shillings e-week ; ten ahil.
hugs was the lowest sum he ettecie,ed. Just before ;WS appened I
had two pounds six of seven shilling% fibm my master.
Wm. Roe lives at Binh= ; he corroborated Olt pet/Wehrle*
statement, and stated furt'ier, that the prosecutor hating dlscriteed
the field into which he had thrown his watch. he went there add.
found it ; his face and head were covered with blood ; he complains
ed a good den! of the back part of his neck. -
Cross-examined—tile told me he didn't know whit it was had ' ,• •
misused him. Ile said he did'nt know.
Did I.e appear to have lost his Scheel P.—He lost Webd andb
money. (A laugh.)
Did he appear in his senses?—God Almighty only knows. •
(Laughter.)
Did he seem in his ordinary senses ?.—/ don't knot, he alatelleed
very low,
Edmund Crasp, the prosecutor's brother, sait, thatise !het:lon. •
Mg after the robbery occurred he Saw hit tiros tithed abotit /di •
o'clock. Ile appeared very much distig,ored,, and his recce was '
covered with blood. He principally eomplidned drthe back mat of
his head and neck, but lie did'nt seem in his repaint-proses.
saw him five or six times during that day, but until he got his re-
gular
steep he was still confused. ‘Vitness dor the prisoner that
day at work, and prisoner saw him, and on the Tuesday morning
he saw prisoner again at his father's house at Bintiam. He opened
the window and said. " Clasp, I understand you think it's me bate
robbed your brother." I said to him I do not know MI thing
about ii. He said, "do you think we're as great rogues Is you
are--if you do why don't you take us up and examine us." He
said further, " I thought when you came yesterday into lilt.
Well's yard you thought it was When I was in Air. Wells'e
yard lie asked me whether my brother knew the number of the
Lille: I said no, Then says he they'll nevermake the people out.
Crdas-exatnined—The prosecutor is Ilia own brother. He found
him in bed about six o'clock, his face covered with blood. I asked -
him if he knew the men ? lie said " No." On Tuesday stun:.
ing lie told me, when I went to see him, who the man use.
Thema, Wells knew both the prosecutor and prisoner. He roan('
the prosecutor in bedem the !Monday morning, apparently in a state
iff sfnpor. lie appeared to have siiltered Isom krttises. On the
Wednesday after I went, accompanied by Stevenson, the officer.
and looked over the place, and on Thursday I went with thew**
officer, and he took high lows of a peculiar make, which hit tarns
pared with the impressions, and they corresponded.
Cross-examined—The high-lows he merely compared, but did
not place them in the impressions. Several people had been to.sew
the place after the robbery.
Stevenson, the pollee-officer, stated, that
formation, lie apprehended the prisoner. When
Boner &aid, " I suppose this is a'sont 'lie did not know what &fair prisoner
"Oh, about the robbery committed
last." To this witneta - no

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on wete those he wore oa
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plotted the h4gb-lowe In the
on then.

Ir. Malden t ,trod some earth in a box. Ifapetereiu.
vn a newspaper some foolish eceount of a pair of breeches
en impression on a green bank; and he thought, good,
ea.y man, that if he secured the mod upon whisk the heel bad.
made an impression, it would pence mart powerful evidence. Der
_
all r he made:olllmm :
deposited, he wars
permitted to depart.
This was the case on the part of the prosecution.
The prisoner, in his d:fence, declared he was innocent, and that
what he had said to Stevenson was, "Another man should bo.
here, instead of me."
Two witnesses were railed, who proved that Ceup had declared
to them that he did not know the person who robbed him.
There were other persons (two girls) called, to prove that thy
prisoner wss at home at twelve o'clock that sight, and is hN,
They were not ernes-examined.
The eirtv.r BARON then proceeded toeharge the Jury. This
was a case, his Lordship said, in which it was peculiarly incum-
bent on the Jury to'attiMil to the whole of the evidence, and chiefly
that portion of it which affected the Identity of the prisoher. In.
all cases juries should pay a proper respect to the evidence produced
before them ; but there were some occasions in which the charge
was, comparatively speaking, of a trifling description, apd that-
fore not demanding the same strict itiquiry which was requisite in
an investigation similar to the present. The Jury were now fully
informed of the factk of this case, and upon-the fair result of these
facts they would pronounce their concetennoas verdict, and as the
life of the prisoner was entirely dependent upon their verdleVthey
should most cautiously consider the circurostanees laid before Mein
in evidence, previously to their
.pronouncing a verdict wheels most
inevitably, he would say, consign the unsocial° an ipmelniese
end. Ile said this, because that a robbery had been coMmitted
no longer doubtful ; that it had been petpettatad under olresuo.
stances of great aggravation, was not any longer to be denied, and
if they were satisfied that the prison* west One of the weans *ha
essisted in the commission of that robbery, he was guilty ofa
peatoffence, to be expiated by the severest punishment. There-
fore, if they entertained a doubt of his goat. Booing that such can-,
' sequences would arise from his conviction, it was their duty to
deliberate before they found a verdict or guilty ; but if, os the
other hand, they were convinced that the prisoner at the bat was
one of the two persons who had audited in the commission of ibis
robbery, then the oaths they had taken, and their duty to the
country, imperiously required that they should say so by their
verdict. In order to enable them, as Le as in him lay, to tome to •
I just conclusion upon this most serious subject, he would read over
the whole of the evidence.

His Lordship having concluded his charge by tepee** she
evidence in the meet comprehensive mamer to the Jury, they de•
liberated for clearly half an hour, anti returned a verdict e'
It was ordered by the Coart that the prisoner should be bermes:
up to receive senteuce to.morrow morning.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.

HEREFORD ASSIZES, UtIZTORD. ACLU!? 2.
These Assizes eommetettl tbis day. batiste Mt. Hen 0.01605 e,
on the Crown Side. and AD. Justice Rtaltiovoss, at Nie Nitta.
There were twenty evil causes entered fat tend. The ass of
Judge, of the CheltenAnm Jr:4744a. hasintt Colonel Itestalee„ taa.
entered No. 1, and is to be tried by aApecial Jury. The calesdar
was unusually light, and cantalneel the names tlf 18 rims&
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CIVIL SIDE.
*Atroao v. toingsoir, ettrit.
This was an action by the plaintiff', against the defendant, rti
Robinsoo, who is ■ 31agietrate of this county, for false imprisgE •
meat. It appeared, that the plaintit lets very insolent, and tfts:
the defendant ordered bits into cash*. . The plaintiff ten -nno•
suited.

TREATMENT Or A Hußsi:. •
I.VILLOTT r. Pitti.l.lPS.
dlr. Rrsstt. Este!. that the plaintiff was a grog f, tesiding S?
Leominster, cud also let horses for nine, and that the defendant ap-
plied to him to let him a horse for two days: but this the plaintiff
declined, without knowing the lerlgtk of this journey, and nil thui•
the defendant said, he only wanted to CO to Doeldo*, which was
sit mike ; but itt fact, whip the ilcrendsnt got the hone*. he drliett
it tit a gig to IS'orenter, a distance to and fro of 02 mare. and el
way of load, the defendant took he wife and hie sprentict with
him; end be should show that vb.:Nine was injured by lt, and thin
the defendant gave a man a shilling to make the horse look rout
before he monied him. On the nest day. the hone Pia very
lame. and ittrier, who was employed, would prove that &s hone
was laid'dp' r Rix weeks, and was much injured.
Williato Jackson said, I know the plaintiff', he Is a men's atelttec
and grocer, at !Atomising,: he lets hones for hire. On FrttliA. the
18th of rebroars, saw the pude*. The defendant mho( ii,.
plaintiff so lend him a hone to go a few miles. the geklUill
hesitated. The defendant said. he* moth a do
sharps, and the plaint,ff *eked hose fat he was Ong,
. mode., *Sidi was slit tram O tea Cetera elm oett
J sop Lutcott, tto plaintiff's daughter, said, I

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1 i when the ptisoner
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bestowing
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ilorre:iidhre,xpireaositon..l
toe tatter being divided amongst a dozen or per-
haps a score of Directors ? To impute to the Directors of 1
the new Companies generally any sinister motive, does time, the pistol,
therefore, I confess, appeantomett merely an imputation remains in the Bei
'of gratuitous fraud, but ap imPttt ion of that extreme fa- Court on crutches,
hilt)! and viilasy coashilma valuall is wimaiiii. witnesses cleposiKl
tingly injure themselves for the mere delight of ruin- oviatt;ii°ef(ialenter.
ing others. It may be supposed that some indivi- the hill was solely
duals of high character and of overwhelming occu- the', had no smug
pations may be occasionally induced to lend their names provocation was Kit
e...
to projects of wl.ich they have not well considered raked hii pistol a
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. o ........ es• ma F.,,aut iul a. • g Amu. smung mew miew.couniryinen. -lola names are respectively connected, affords" strong probabi- They swore to the fact that a brand had been thrown up in the air Stevenson, the po t ,-ricer, stated, that in consequence of in.•
bad been moved about in a manner which in.'
" duty becomes the mote particularly incumbent on the regiment. lity to the Shareholders of an adequate return for their in- and that the lights formation, lie apprehended the prisoner. IVhen he took him pi-
dueed them to believe that there was some smuggling transactions
going on at sea.
of when now so highly diatinguished, as being named atter his Royal vestments; nor can I hesitate to deem their conscientious sorter mid, " I suppose this is aCont Crasp's affair." Witness Hid .
ht Highness the Commender-in-Chief, to whom the whole army Is
Ice did not know what affair prisoner meant. Prisoner said then
and deliberate opinion upon the subject al a high authority' An excellent character was given to the prisoner by his superior
[le indebted! for the present perfect state of' order ard discipline to which
"Oh, about the robbery committed by two tnen, on Sunday night •
at has attained. nisi the rid regiment will ever continue to de. T. B. by whore he was described as a man of mild temper, hums- lean" officers,
re 1
To this witness made no reply. Hs took him to a
public•house, and left him in custody ; and then he asked lilt% if
serve the approbation of his Royal tlighness I make no doubt. 1 nity, end general good conduct. e,r have only to regret, that, by the sudden removal of the corps, the LONDON UNIVEASIT.F. In the coursed the rein] it appeared that the evidence of the wit- he had not another pair of high-lbws? whether the pair healers
30 recruiting of it to the present augmented establishment, and the nesses for the prosecution had been taken by the town clerk of the
. ti• is hail on were those he wore on the Sunday night preeedfnist4-
id drilling'
and discipline of the regiment, must of necessity be mate- The design of this great Instauon cull enduring a borough of Hastings, when neither the Mayor nor any other file- said they were not; that the pair which be bad worn art
rially interrupted and "guided ; which, during the winter and rancorous persecution, as if we could have too many schools, gistrate was present, and that the witnesses had not been sworn until were at home. Witness then went to prisoner's house, and found
is spring, had been going on so rapidly and suectssrally under the or too much knowledge ;as if learninq eras comet ini, like ,
k• , aher their statements bad beau reduced to writing. The Learned a pair which exactly 'coiresponded with certain impressions toady
• near thlgita.s.atiten he was taking the prisones:m ret-Wipel.,.
superintendence of AID Drummond, who has lately left the regi-
it , t„„. a patent of peerage, of most value witti uic said (4%1_6 -• * li=gZerteo)°,l.!Mg terins upon sly imEoPziet.T. 0( 04 au-we . Mstenter &mad tie Isere wistiviLabisifilleise
• ifs ghost standalone. tie Mkt advert •• ••••I'•
agmatlystteelingeriteriovileages ifirllnc7r, allicanh""Mil bubytP""TinnientiaA‘; inl IA fineel°ll Palncurn."-Ittltion • di-irevery.thliiruatigi'leWine'§my in politics to this practice in his charge to the Grand Jury, In order that the Obt 1'•"
to bent on me, as Colonel of the regiment, thus publicly to express must be hooted and trodden down, just because it issues Magistratesmight be more alive to their duty, for nothing could be Ce examined --I plowed the bight-lows In the impressionut
n, toy feelings towards him. Under your good auspicea, C:olonel Cal- from such party. This is low indeed. The only question so Improper as for Magistratesto suffer their clerks to take the There was some blood on then.
Mr. Malden prodpced some card' in a beg. If arpeeendi he half
e . 'err, I have every omifistence, from the zeal and anxiety you have an hottest man ought to ask, is, do we want this Institu- statements of witnesses without the sanction of en oath, in the ab-
the party accused. Such was
..: at all boles evinced, and the very great attention and pain. you be-tion ? 'rite reply must be—we want not one, but man., settee both of the Magistrates and
.7' the course adopted lit this case, and lie could not condelaut it too read in a newspaper snme foolish account of • pate of breeches
"..• stow, that the regiment will soon regain what it may now lose by
making an impression on a green bank ; and he thought. good',
0- this temporary interruption, and that a few mouths will enable you England, with a'tloacti millions of people, has but two Uni- easy man, that if he secured the mad %spin which Vie heel bad.
is. to show the 72d, such as I knew it would have been, had it re- varsities. Germany, with not Otte third of tsar revenue, After an elaborate summing up upon the whole of the case, the
strongly.
half-past five yesterday made an impression, it would prove most powerful evidence. bat
or :pained stationary is little longer, till these desirable objects had has more than twenty. Scotland, with a little mom than Jur'', retired to consider of their verdict at the absurdity of the thing was evident to all but the mud colleteoe:
evening; sad- between one and two o'clock this morning they
to been completed. 1
have only now to offer nly most sincere
colt a fifth of her population, has five. In Eneand, a gentle-and with the box in which the precious cargo was deposited, he war
permitted to depart.
I._ wishes fur the prosperity of the corps collectively. arid for the ti-
man of a thousand a year cannot effort! to rend his hardly ht the prisoner in Not Guelty.
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called up a man who lodged at the King's Arms, and MI4 him
turd of Admiralty. what had happened amp Where I Lad thrown my watch to, and he
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