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COURTS-MARTIAL.

HOUSE-GUARDS, JUNE W.
At a General Court-Martial held at Up Park Camp Barracks,
Jamaica, on the 27th December, 1324, and continued by adjourn-
ments to the 19th January, 1325, Captain Theobold O'Dollerty,
of the 91st Regiment of km, was arraigned upon the undermen-
tioned charges, viz:—
First, "For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a
gentleman, in having stated to Quarter-Master M•Lean, of the
91st Regiment, sometime in the month of November last, that hr,
Captain O'Dolierty, had futnished Mr. late Lieutenant-
Colonel of the 91st Regiment, with documents to prove that Lieu-
tenant Barnes had thrown a glass of sine in Lieutenant-Colonel
I.3l•Donald's face ; and that he, Lieutenant-Colonel M•Donald, had
taken no further notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieutenant
Barre,' on the morning parade."
Second, " Far stating to Captain Richardson, of the 01st Rcgi-
ment. sometime about the month of June last, that Ensign, now
Lieutenant Barnes, threw some wine in Lieutenant-Colonel
31•Donald'a face, at a dinner party at the Royal Artillery mess in
Port Royal."
Such false statements tending to lower Lieutenant-Colonel
31• Donald, his superior officer, in the estimation of the officers of
the corps, and to deprive him of that influence. authority, and com-
mand, necessary to the discharge of his duty, as a field officer of
the 01st Regiment ; and, consequently, highly prejudicial to his
Majesty's service."
Upon which charges the Court came to the following decision :
" The Court having most maturely and deliberately weighed
and considered the evidence and documents brought forward in
support of the prosecution ; as also the prisoner's defence, and the
evidence adduced in support thereof, is of opinion as follows:
" With respect to the first charge, viz. conduct unbecoming the
character of an Officer and a Gentleman, in having stated to Quar.
ter-Master M'Lean, of the 91st Regiment, some time in the month
of November last, that he, Captain O'Doheny, had furnished Mr.
3Pkiell, late Lieutenant-Colonel of the 91st Regiment, with docu-
ments to prove that Lieutenant Barnes had thrown a glass of wine
in Lieutenant-Colonel APDonald's face ; and that he, Lieutenant-
Colonel .11`Donald, had taken no further notice of it. than by re-
primanding Lieutenant Barnes on the morning parade :—The
Court is of opinion, that he, the priam'er, Captain Theobold
('Doherty, of the 91st Regiment, is Guilty of the said Firs:
Utz e.'

7"-With respect to the Second Charge, viz.:—Stating to Cap'ain
Richardson, of the 91st Regiment, some time about the month of
June last, hat Ensign, now Lieutenant Barnes. threw some wine
in Lieutenant-Colonel 31`Donald's face, at a dinner party, at dr:
Royal Artillery Mess in Port Royal :—The Court is also of opi-
nion, that the prisoner, Captain 1 heobald O'Doherty, is Guth.), of
the said Second Charge."
" The Court having found the prisoner Guilty of' both the
' Charges preferred against him, being in breach of the Articles
of War, does therefore 'sentence him, the prisoner, Captain Theo_
bald O'Doherty, of the 91st Regiment, to be dismissed h a Ma-
jesty's service."
" However painful it must always be to a Court to find itself
under the necessity of animadverting on the conduct of any evi.
dente, yet this Court would consider itself wanting in that duty
which it owes to the service, were it to close its proceedings
without noticing the very extraordinary and vacillating manner in
which Captain Richardson of the 91st Regiment, gave his testi-
mony, as appears on the face of these proceedings. The Court
cannot liele expressing its surprise, that an Officer of Captain
Richardson a rank and length of service, could have any other
than one impression, after hearing such an accusation as he swears
Captain O'Doherty made against his superior Officer: yet
Captain Richardson states in one part of his evidence, that it made
no impression on him at the time, but it did afterwards; and in
another part, that it did make an impression on him at the time,
but be never thought of it afterwards. This strange inconsistency
on the part of Captain Richardson (although it could nes shake the
direct testimony that he gave of Captain O'DJherty's having
made the statement of which he has been found guilty) the Court
cannot pass over without remark."
" It is equally painful to the Court to revert to the evidence of
Major Creighton ; whereby it would appear, that the report of a
glass of wine haring been thrown in Lieut.-Col. 31'Donald's face,
had come to that Officer's knowledge from two sources ; and the
Court cannot but regret that an Officer of Major Creighton's rank
and standing in the Army, should not have immediately called
upon the informants to give up their authority for such reports,
and also COMMUllledli d the circumstance without 'delay to his
Commanding Officer."
His Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and
sentence of the Court.
His Majesty was further pleased to command, that, in come-
quence of the serious animadversion!' passed by the Court upon
the conduct of Captain Richardson, and Brevet Major Creighton,
of the 91st Regiment, which animadversions appear to be amply
ime out by the minutes of their evidence upon the trial of Captain
O'Doherty, these Officers chall be required to send in their resig-
nations, with a view to their retiring from their Majesty's service 'ay'
the sale of their respective Commissions.
His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief directs, that the
foregoing charges preferred against Captain Theobald O'Dohertv,
of the 41st Regiment, together with the finding and sentence of the
Court. and his Majesty's commands thereon, shall be entered in the
General Order Book, and read at the head of every Regiment in his
Majesty's service.
By command of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY TORRENS, Adj.-General.
Boras Guards, June 21, 1823.
At a General Court-Martini held at Up Park Camp, Jamaica,
on the 24th of January, 1825, and continued by adjournments to
the 27th of the same n:onth, Lieutenant Thomas; Giddy 31•Intyre,
of the 91st regiment, was arraigned upon the. undermentioned
Charge, viz :
I For conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer and a Geo.
Rennin, by putting in circulation, some time about the month of
June or July, 1823, and subsequently, a report to the following
effeet, viz :—that Lieutenant, then Ensign, Barnes, hail thrown a
, glees of wine in Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, 31•Donald's1
face; and that he, Lieutenant-Colonel 3l'Donald, had taken no
further notice of it than by reprimanding Lieutenant Barnes on the
morning parade; although Lieutenant 31'In tyre had stated to Lieu-
' tenant Burne, of the 91st Regiment, in a conversation with that
Officer sometime about the satd month of June, 1823, that Lieute-
nant Barnes had accidentally sprinkled some wine over Lieutenant_
Colonel 111`Denald, at the Royal Artillery Mess at Port Royal, for
which he, Lieutenant Barnes, was reprimanded on the morning
parade by Lieutenant-Colonel M'Donald. Such false report being
highly prejudicial to the character of Lieutenant-Colonel 111`Do.
nald, his superior officer, tending to lower him in the estimation of
the Officers of the Corps, and to deprive him of that influence, au-
thority, and command, which, as a Field Officer of the 91st Itegi-
ment, he ought to have ; greatly to the injury of his Majesty's
Service."

Upon which charge the Court came to the following decision :
" The Court having maturely and deliberately weighed and con_
sidled the evidence adduced in support of the prosecution, together
' with what the prisoner has stated in his defence, and the evideree
thereon, is of opinion that be, the prisoner, Lieut. Thomas Giddy
M•lntyre, of the 91st 11-giment, is Not Guilty of so much of the
Charge preferred against hint, as is comprised within the following
words, viz.: Conduct unbecoming the character of an Officer and
a Gentleman, by putting in circulation, some time about the month
of June or July, 1023, a report to the following effect, viz. That
Lieutenant, then Ensign, Barnes, had ,thrown a glass of wine in
Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, Al• Donald's face; and that he,
Lieutenant-ColonelM•Donald, had taken no further notice of it,
than by. reprimanding Lieut. Barnes on the morning parade.
•`ith respect to the remaining part of the charge, the Court is
of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieutenant T. G. Al'intyre is guilty
of stating, subsequently to the month of June or July, 1823, that
Lieutenant, then Ensign, Barnes had thrown a glass of wine in
Lieutenant-Colonel, then Major, Nl•Donald's face; hut the Court
does acquit him of slating that Lieutenant-Colonel 3l•Donald had
taken no further notice of it, than by reprimanding Lieut. Barnes
on the morning parade.
The Court having found the prisoner guilty of so much of the
charge preferred against hint as is above recorded, and which being
in breach of the Articles of %Va., it does, by virtue thereof, sen-
tence him, the prisoner, Lieutenant Thomas Giddy ISUlrityre, of
the 91st regiment, to be severely reprimanded, in such manner as
his Alajerity may be pleased to direct.
" The Court has been induced to pass the above very lenient
sentence agtinst the primmer, from its appearing, by the evidence
adduced on the part of the prosecution, that Lieut. M'lniyre was
not actuated by any hostile or improper feeling towards Lieut..
CoL 31`Donald, in making the statement of which he has been
found guilty, such statement having been induced by Major Creigh-
ton's (his then Commanding Officer) inquiries as to the character
of the officers comparing the detachment at Port Royal, as far as
regarded their military duties, and of Mr. Barnes in particular,
to whom his attention had been drawn by his being absent from a
parade."
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the find-
ing and Sentence of the Court, and to command that Lieutenant
ISPlntyre shall be admonished to be more cautious not to encou.
rage or repent statements which may have a tendency to affect the
character of any officer, more especially that of an officer com-
manding a regiment, which it is so peculiarly necessary should

be upheld and protected by all serving under his immediate
orders.

His Majesty has been farther pleased to express his opit
upon this and Captain O'lloherty's Court-Mar ial, that the att.
tempt made, as has been rtpneed in the proceedings, to prejudice
the character of the meriturimis Officer now in corn mend of the
9lst Regiment, tins not been less malicious than the aCeusatiou
ittelf has been proved to be false and unworthy.
His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief directs, that the
foregoing charges preferred against Lieutenant Thomas o.ddy
:114Luvre, of the 91st Regiment, together with the Bm'i•ig and
sentence of the Court, and his :11ajesty's command and opinion
thereon, shall be tntetel in the General Order Book, and read at
the head of every Regiment in his Majesty's service.
By command of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chiec,
HENRY TORRENS, Adjt.-Gen.

NOVA SCOTIA.

UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE, NEW WINDSOR.

Whilst the mind of the public is agitating with conflict-
ing opinions, respecting the new seat of instruction in Lon-
don, it will probably not be uninteresting to give them
some account of an University in one of our North Atne-
rican Colonies, and of the need in which it stands of pe-
cuniary assistance.

Th.; Province of Nova Scotia was formed into an Ep's-
copal S.e in 1787, and the established religion of this
country assumed there that prominent and permanent cha-
racter to which it appears so fully entitled.
To preserve it, however, from error and corruption, it
was thought necessary, at the same time, that the means
of religious education should be furnished, that thus the
people might be enabled to live and die in the faith and
hope of their forefathers.
For this purpose the University of King's College, at
Windsor, was established, so called as a testimony of gra-
titude to his late Majesty King George the Third, under
whose sanction, and by whose charter, it was principally
formed.

The statutes of the College were drawn up after the
model of those of Oxford ; and still more effectually to se-
cure the welfare of the institution, it was placed under the
patronage of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has the
power of a negative upon every statute, and under the go-
' vernment of the leading official personages in the Colony,
whilst the important powers of Visiter were intrusted to
the B'shep of the Diocese.
A plan of instructicn so wisely framed could not fail of
proving highly beneficial; and the College has in fact
brought up in the principles of sound learning and piety.
not only the young men of Nova Scotia and the adjoining
Colonies, but also many children of the English who were
residing in the neighbouring States of America.
But the principal blessing derived to mankind from this
University is to be found in the exertions of many pious
Ministers, whom it has sent forth qualified, as far as hu-
man means could qualify them, for the discharge of those
arduous duties, which can be considered in no other light,
and called by no other name, than the labours of the Chris-
tian Missionary.
Men equally learned, and of equal might perhaps
have been obtained from the Universities of England; but
men of equal experience, and equally contented with their
peculiar sphere—men equally acquainted with the habits
of the people, and equally attached to the country in which
' they were to preach and to dwell, the Universities of Eng-
land could never have supplied.
Such was the origin, and such has been the usefulness of
the University of Nova Scotia ; but it is now unhappily
becoming daily more inadequate to effect its admirable
objects.
When the College was originally founded, a temporary
wooden building was all that it was deemed necessary o.
practicable to raise : and that building, from a want
funds to obviate the progress of gradual decay, has, in tf.
course of neatly forty years, fallen into such a ruinous
state, that it can no longer be inhabited without extensiv
repairs, and is so far gone as to be unworthy of
restored. It may he so repaired as to be occupied
short time, but must soon be abandoned.

But even were the building in a more perfect condh._
it is no longer sufficiently large to accommodate the increas-
ing number of students, or fit for the important purpose
which it is appropriated, as the established University
very rising colony.
The population of the diocese o!' Nova Scotia is beeotn-
ing daily more numerous, and the demand for a libtral
I education is, in consequence, proportionally enlarged.
Men of sound principles and extensive aequirements -
wanted for every department, but particularly for
Ciirieian ministry in one of the five provinces which
included %titbit* the diocese, only sixteen clergymen k
scattered over the immense extent of 21,000 square miler.,
where the population is yeaily increasing in a surprising
ratio. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel*
at this moment, occasion for more than fifty additional
Missionaries in the North American colonies alone ;
formation of the two West Indian bishopricks, and the
nest endeavours which are so wisely making for the sp
tual instruction of the Negro slaves, arc likely to rem
King's College of still more importance and use. Th
certainly render its present building and its present mea:
altogether unfit and unequal to answer its opportunities
doing good.
If, then, the College at iVindsor be not now supported
by the pious and benevolent, an attachment to the princi-
ples of the Church of England and of our happy Constitu-
tion must, in Nova Scotia, decline. There are other
blishments rising up, which are conducted upon di
principles, and from them the children of our own
inuniott must, if this University fall, be compelled
rive their education. Or, if they do not resort to
establishments, they will be compelled to seek for
ledge and instruction in the Repubhcati Colleges
United States. Thus nurtured and instructed, it is natural
to conceive that they will imbibe opinions which are
very favourable to the religious and political institutions
this country.

Impressed with the importance of these considerm
the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has foul
scholarships for the education of Clergymen, and grain.
500/. to relieve the exigencies of the College. The Society
for Promoting Christian Knowledge has also given 3001
for the religious objects of the institution ; and a few
vate individuals have followed the example.
But to glve some temporary repair to the present
ing, so that it may be used until at:other is completed
engage in the erection of a new and sufficient edifice
provide additional Professors, Tutors, and Scholarshit
to furnish the necessary Philosophical Apparatus
Books;—these arc objects to which the present funds
altogether inadequate.
e hope, therefore, that the public will be induced
come for ..ird liberally, in support of so important an
tablishin.ut; and we deem it a sufficient guarantee for
judicious employment of the money which may be
tributcd, that it will be laid out under the direction
that pious and truly Christian Prelate, Bishop Inglis.
• We Atli take an opportunity, ere long, of calling the
tion of our readers to this important institution.

CORN EXCHANGE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13.
We have scarcely any thing fresh up since hlontlay. Fine
Wheat sold readily on full as good terms to-day; but no b
can be found for the inferior foreign samples. Rarity very
and dearer. Higher prices were demanded for Oats and in .
instances obtained. Beans and Pease fully supported Month')
prices.

BIRTHS.
At Barnham•grore, on Saturday last, the lady of Thos..
Macqueen, Esq. M.P. of a daughter.
'On Sunday last. at Mitcham House, the wife of John Foakes,
Esq. of a son.
On the 12th instant, the lady of John halter, Esq.
daughter,
On the 12th instant, the lady of James Cazonove, jun., Esq.
Broad-street, of a son.
On Friday, July 8, the lady of S. 0. Marshall, Esq. his Britan
nic Majesty's Consul, Calait, of a daughter.
On the 11th instant, in Cornwall-terrace, the lady of James
terson, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
July 12, at Islington Church, and at the French Ambassador'
Chapel, Mons. P. E. Alletz, to Elisabeth, third daughter
late John Green, Esq. of Dighbury Park.

DIED.
On the nth inst. aged 74, Miriam, widow of the late G. Levien,
E..q. of Great Prescot-street, Goodman's-fields.
On Sunday lut, at Cupola-home, Newington, Joshua Lomas,
Esq. of Queen's Farm, Shorne, Kent.
On the 10th inst. in Keppel-street, Ritawslluquare, Emma
Elisabeth St. Jobn, widow of Henry Beauchamp Lord St.
of Bletsoe.

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