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MR. GRISR4S NEW WORK.

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"ETV to Dr. Milner's " End of Religions Controversy,.
It tag axv. a. awn, Lk
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We have seldom•had the gond fortnne to meet
with controversial divinity in a form io uniaereally
pleasing and attractive as it has smutted in this stew
publication by Mr. Grier. The volume bell re ns
is esitleirtly the result of varied Nod extensive re-
search, of deep and anxious inqiiiry, and or art
earliest solicitude to promote the cause of religion
and of truth. It brings together a mass of eetidt-
lion ccltreted from writers of every age and couutry„
digested in a manner equallj harmoniows sod •
coinprehensive, norm all those points of doctriire
and ~r ceremonial observarrees in which the Church
of England essentially differs, not only from the •
Church of Rome, but also front various other
sects of Christians; so that it may be said to place
in one connecter, view the orthodaz principles of
the Chord) of En:clued, oppcised on tlte one hand
to the doctrines of the Chinch of Rome, and on
the other to the eximagaricies of pers.. rted zeal
and the wanderings of religious enthusiasm. But
amidst this stem of learning, tine hook possesses •
another and very peculiar advantage, tun frequently
overlooked in the composttion of learned worts—
that of being enti Ily and practically useful. The
1-armed author seems with greet propriety to have felt
that it was not for scholars: and divines alone he was
b3und to unlock the treasures of polemic litera-
. Lure; but that as a cleigyinan it nes his ditty to
throw around a subject, winch is too often exhibit-
ed with little to invite attention, every thing of or-
nament and of familiar illustration, which, without
compromising the calm dignity that properly be.
longs to it, might lead the great body of society-to
the study of those important matters in which all
are so much interested. With his learning, there-
fore, he has happily blended a popular and attrac-
tive manner of treating the several topics contained
to his book ; so that while the learned may here
seek fur information, or renew their past know-
ledge, the less-fortunate classes of society may
front the same source ',certain the grounds and
principles upon which their faith is, or ought to be,
founded.
• Mr. Grier has been already favourably known
in his profession, and to biblical scholars, by his
very erudite workan refit ition of " IVard's Errata
of Me Protestant Bible." To this work Doctor
Milner snakes frequent reference in his " End of
Religions Controversy ;" and we perceive, from the
preface to the work now before us, that Mr. Grier's
first object was confined to merely answering Doc-
tor Miluer's objections, but that lie has been in-
sensibly led along to the completion of the present
work, which we doubt nut will he esteemed by
the heads of the Church to be one of the most use-
ful, as it is undoubtedly, so far as our reading
enables us to judge, one of the roost able produc-
tions on behalf of the Established Church which
the press has in niodern tune: sent forth.
The volume, in addition to the " Prefatory Re-
marks," consists of twenty-one chapters, each of
which is devoted to the examination of some one
of the various points of difference that unhappily
divide the two great kindred Churches. These it
would be now as utineceitsrry fur us to particula-
rize by name, as the discussion of them indivi-
dually would be unsuited to the miscellany of a
newspaper. We theiefore feel that we shall best
discharge our duty to our readers by refrrring
them to the work itself for information upon throe
several topics, with an assurance that they will lie
recompensed for their time and trouble by
much curious and interest nig !rand lig ; more 'spec'.
ally in those chapters that treat about the character
of the received translation of the Bible—tine
authority of the Pope—the ancient state of t! e
several Christian Apostolic Churches—and the
changes effected by time in their respective dist i-
pline, doctrine, and government. lit all parts.
of the work will be found much useful 44-
co:nitro—useful alike to. all classes of Cliristiecs
who seek after truth with sincerity and zeal, which
derives no factitious strength from angry poislance
or asperity, but blends the amenity of a polite
mind with the unyielding energy that suits the
character of a distinguished advocate of the Este-,
Wished Chute!).

Oa Monday last, at the shortest possible notice,
the Marquis of EXETER kindly consented to tit
his manor of Bourn, Liticoliishire, for the purpose
of laying this first stone ofa Sessions-house there
be erected fur the use of the division. Ells Lord,
ship arrived amidst the ringing of bells and a cheer-
ful population, in his chariot and four, at three
o'clock, at the But!-inn, where he met the Magi.
stracy and Committee for managing the erection.—
Fourteen gold coins, of the reigns of Hex air VIII.,
ELIZABETH, JAMES 1., slid CHARLES 1., Sill
three rings of pure gi,1.1, having been dim o.
vered in the foundations of the building takea
down, were submitted to his Lordship as treasure
trove within the manor.
The wittivereary of Sir ROBEET PeEL's bi.t-!-
(ley was celebrated on Wcibit whey last at the
Town h ail, Tainworth. Upwards of 120 Gentle-
men sat down to an tlegeut aiid sumptuous din-
ner provided for the occasion by Air. Baa•ron, of
the King's Arms.
A E•ntiati padlock mode of iron, in excellent
preservation, inscribed LEG. XX. was found .
Tneaduy week near the site of the Roman altar,
at Boughton, in Clicshile.
On Sunday morning the Earl of Buelcinghous.
shire, Captain Jounsenn, sailed hum Greenock
for Quebec, with settlers, drawn front the vats
associatious of this rod the adjacent counti.a.—
'Elie total number of passengers, old acd young. by
this 'hip, is six hundred, of which oLont gate are
from this enmity and the rest from Lanarkshire.
The emigrants, generally, have a most respectable
appearance, and amongst them are various artificers.
At Northwick Park, in Worcestershire, the bodies •
of five deer (four out of which were six-year old
bucks) were seen floating in • the larger ilicet of
water in the Park. It is probable they were strieken,
and blirded or stupified, by lightning; and their
course being bent towards the water, they lent
evemryortfaesiunigultyaurf,
assatviienegr
swim
mmsevelriry well, and, under-
es. The aecielent
is
• °tlwrert utnetencer, are frequently seen traversing •
the lake.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE
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win MAST • INDIA COMPAIIfIrp., OF
10•Drroill. N. TEE ASIIOISUS • CAMPBELL
AND MESENs. BAZETT AND CO.
r. trINDALL moved that his Loidthip would
• Atte it -a new trial to take place in this case, on the
:rfound of improper conduct on the part of the
. Jury who had formerly tried the cake. The pro.
perty at issue was Ett chests. of indigo, which were
14imed by three different lets of persons, namely,
he East India Company, as the assignees of Copt
• • .iatinstone. and theassigness or a Mr. Campbell, and
tileasrs. Bazett and CO. Tire cause came before
' he Jury, upon an issue directed to he tried by the
Vice-Chaucellor, -on the 13th of January last, in
•faler to ascertain to which of the shove parties
• . goods belonged. The Learned Counsel ob-
-erred, that it would not be oecerseitry for him
state the whole of the facts of the case,
!rut he would merely lay before the Court the
;pounds of his present application. Aft-r the
evidence had betas Irene through on the, trial, the
iry retired to consider their verdict. They had
oeen out of Court for some time, when three of
the jury returned. The officer of the Court very
-21npierly called upon them to answer to their
names, when they replied that he need not do so,
because they had not agreed upon their verdict,
tnit hail come to ask the Judge how they were to
.net. They told his Lordship that they hail constr.
.!reed the case is every pos-itsle point of view, hot
eould not come to any dr cicoit upon it. The
J•idge replied, thst lie could mot permit them to
'emirate till they had given a verdict. One of the
• !nee jurystivn then observed, that, in similar cases,
pasties sometimes agreed to withdraw a juror.
Upon this the Judge directed the solicitors fur the
...pecttve parties to withdraw and consult %she•.
• then they would adopt the suggestion of the Jury-
man or not. The Solicitors accordingly withdrew ;
but Mr. Spur, the Solicitor fur the Monad', refused

t withdraw a Juror. Pending these consultations,
the Jury repeatedly sent to request Mr. Spur to
sgree to the proposal, and the exprissiois used
Ly the messenger on one of these occasions was,
't fiat Mr. noriowilale, one of the Jury, was very
angry with him (Mr. Spin) for refusiog to accede
itiereto. Shortly after the last massage the Jury
seturoed to Court, and found a verdict for the De-
fendants. The Learned Counsel did not mean to
say that the Jury had acted Punt corrupt motives,
ill coining to the condemn' to which they had ar-
rived, but it was one of those cases where 14 Jury,
'finding it difficult to come to a decision, might be
supposed to have felt irritated against the party who
relosed to 1•00111•11 t to allow them the means of ex-
riveting themselves fr Voir embairassinent, and
therefore gave u terdict egaiust him. Ile reinem-
liered a case where the Jury, after being confined
ideether all slight, in consequence of bring unable
to come to ally drctsion, at lust agreed to put the
'natio s of the parties in • hat, and let the verdict
depot's! on the event of the toss. The Plaintiff had
th- gsod fortune to win the verdict in that case, but
the Court riftervards directed a new trial to take
place. He trusted that the Court would also direct
14 11110 11.1,1 10 take place ill the present on
the grout's! of improper conduct on the part of the
Jary, even though it should appear that it did not
• proceed from corrupt motives.
Mr. EVANS followed 011 the same 614.
Mr. WINGFIELD Wit, heard at considerable
length against the nudism. 11P-contended that the
paring been closeted Cir half an hour sifter
the itair when they had deputed three of their
number to state their einbarrasting situation to the
Court, it might reasnitably- be presumed that
'eel had conic to a fair end deliberate conclusion
according to the evidence.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that this
was not merely a question of corruption on the
part of the Jury. As the issue had bre° directed
by the Court of Chancery, if the verdict was not
each :is would satisfy the Court to make the de-
cleration of fact winch the Jury had made, it would
not do. If it were to be taken as a litct that the
Jury, at one period, did not know how to dispose
of their verdict, end yet came to a decision in half
an hour after, the question was, whether the Court
could be satisfied that they had sofbeiently cousi-
tiered their verdict.
Mr. WINGFIELD was of opinion the Jury, when
they were sent back the second time, having pre-
viously considered all the evidence, and brought
it to a point, and haring wished only to be relieved
frcru drawing a conclusion on that point, might,
w twit they found it was necessary fur themselves
to remove any embarrassment under which they
might suppose they laboured, have come to a
deliberate dicision within half au hour. It was
rot by any means a complicated case on which
they were to decide, but merely a question of
ctiug testimony. He ridiculed the idea that
Mr. Borrowdole, who was a merchant of the first
respectability in the city of London, could be in.
euruced in giving his verdict by may feelings of
irritation ageism the Plaintiff fot not comentiug to
withdraw a juror. He believed that the Jury bed
• acted from the most conscientious' motives; arid
Loping that the Court would be of the same opi-
aiont trusted that it would reject the application.
Mr. RusE was also heard in opposition to the
oration.
Mr. TINDALL shortly replied. Attending to what
Al.. Wingfield had said re.prebnp: the nature of the
qu•stion winds the Jury ....eat- called upo.i to decide,
It: a quesitim of ronflicting testimony was
p.ecisrly that upon which it was necessary fur a
Jury to be more than usually careful.
The Lonu CHANCELLOR said, there was thistfif-
ference between a Couit of Law aid a Court of
Equity ; in the former a jury might decide a mat-
ter of tact against the opmiou of the Judge, but
it was 'tat so in a Court oh Equity. When the
court of Chancery directed au issue to be tried,
the conscience of' the Court must be satisfied. lie
would lest trouble himself to ascertain whether
the jury had been out of Court ail hour, or otilv
ball hour; uor did he think it necessary to you-
soder whether they bad returned their verdict
against the Plaintiff, because lie wotdd not coment
to, withdraw a Juryman ; but luakiog at the car-
4211ThitiLlICeir of the July coining into Court, rad
stating they could 1114 agree to their verdict, said
at their continuing of the saute opinion up to the
Lime of the last message to Mr. Spur (for that was

the conclusion he must draw from that message),
which was only ten ininutes before they delivered
their veeiNct. it was impossible for him to be sr-
tisfied with • the decision of the Jury. His
*hip therefore directed that a hew trial should tisk",
place.
COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Aran. 5.
(Sittings before Easier Term.)
The Court was occupied until one o'clock on a
case from the Western Circuit, of no public inte-
rest whatever. At that hour, there being no
Counsel in attendance to argue any other cr-e in
the new trial paper, the Court was obliged to rd.
jowl). In most of the remaining cases the Junior
Counsel engaged were ah-ent at Sessions.
The CHIEF JUSTICE, however, announced, that
on Mondry the Court would go through the paper,
and, if Counsel slid Hot intetid, the causes would
be struck out, unless some good COMIC was assign-
ed for their absence.
The Court will not sit on Thursday, as the
Guildhall will on that day be wantrd for some busi-
ness connected • woh the City of Westminster.
Wednesday is the first day of E islet Term.

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POLICK.

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On Salnrilay fl'illions Pawls was brought to the (Mice s,y
Vickery the °Meer, •nd underwent an ea immation before
George Minahull, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, charged with
maliciously shooting at, with intent to murder, IVilliam
Wright. It appeared that the Prisoner and Prosecutor were
both sawyers, and worked at Lir, rimed, where, some in:stabs
since, they sod a number of other sawyers entered tow
combination and struck for an advance of wages Wright
being of a peaceable dispasiiion, won became diagosted with
the violent proceedingsof those concerned to the combitiation;
he was content to work at 11,54,4 Edmondson's, the principal
eabitiet-masinfariwy to Oldham-street, Liverpool, where
the Prisoner wrist one evening white %Villi.im • IVright
w•s at his work about three months slate, and io lime
most daring amid unprovoked manner presi wed • loaded
pistol at Wright while he was at his work, and discharged
it al hint. Fortunately the contents dill nut cuter Isis
bully, or he moat have been killed on the spot, but
the shots entered one of his legs and be f.ll. The at-
tack and dischaige of a pistol being so unexpected and in-
stiimmi•nenor, and li bring dash, great contusion /unfold;
the cousequence was Davis, the • Prisoner, escaped fro... the
premises. The horrid deed caused great alarm in Lirrrpwl,
especially as she assassin was at liege. A surgeon was sent
for, who discoverer{ that %Wight was acrionsly wolflike', awl
the cunseqnence was the poor minuffending Elkin nits oldiged
tu undergo the amputaton of his kg, and it is yet very
unc.rtain whether Le will live, although it it three
mouths since the olTence was committid. The p•stul ass
strongly loaded, amid in the discharge it hoist, and
Slier, was no doubt but it hid %/winded Davis is the
fleshy part of Isis thumb, and the trace of has bleed-
ing in his escape from the Messrs. Edmondson's pre-
mises was traced fur some distance. The circus/vileness of
thr rase being particularly aggravated, Mr. the su-
perintendent of the police there, was particularly active
In his exerliiihs to apprehend Davis, the Prisoner
charged with the henifius offnce, tilt theme M 24 110 doubt
but that lie had made his escape out of Ida, rpoul; but
no trace could be made of the course or road he had
taken, till it was nt length sow, (led that he head uncoiled
Loudon, information of w Welt was in consequence scid
to the above office, ard %%awry, the officer. has since
been exertitig himself to bud hint, and fortunately succeed-
ed in discovering him am NAtiiiilvy at %sulk as a sawyer at a
timber-pod In Paul-acres I, Filisbuoy-spirke. Ile surrco-
dered without any resistance, and a• kolowledged himself as
described, hut denied harisig committed the offence. He
has* scar tin his thumb, suppo•• I to be the remit ius of the
wound lie received when the pistol bust.
He was committed fur a week to give the wit in Li-
verpool au oppor• unity Its arrive in lAst)110U to identify him.