The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-15 00:00:00

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On te..4th. instant, t?.-Assizes .foi this County
commenced.' Mr. JUstice MAYNE presided in the
Crown Court, Mr. Baron AiI`CLELLAND it] the CRu.
`TRIAL OF MAJOR CANIYBELL, TWENTY-FIRST

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Regimen ~and was so then. He remembers
'night this affair took .place., . Major Campbell
to the 'Witness, Ind- desived hiui to :go
captain Boyd, and tell hint a Gentkman .wishud
o .peak to bun, if tie pleased ; he accordingly
ccit in :search pF. Captain Boyd ; he found „Inn),
(41 die p.made ground delivered the message,
Captain Boyd accompan7ed bjth,to theniess-
room.;. no one At•as there;• and witness pointed to
a title room 'off • it, as the. room the..Cientle-
man was in; he then went to the mess kitchen,
and -in eight or ten minutes he beard tile,rwport of a
; thutight-nothing.olit Lill he heard another;
then went ~to the mess-room, and there saw
:c.iptai. Boyd, and Lieutenants Hall •and
s.n Captain B. was sitting on a,chair vomiting;
;,.lajor Campbell was
,gone, but in about ten or.
14vetve minutes be, came to the room Where witness,
tt..asning some glasses ; Major C. asked for cab-
c'.+. ;be got pan,. and brought them- into the
roam ; Major C. stewed the witness the cor-
n ri of the room in which each per,on stood, which
oistance measured,seven paces; he never sata.• Major
nape!! after till a Week ago, though- witnes
t‘ r iiuitted the regiment, and retained his eniPlOy-

tw2tlt,

Jona M'Pherson stated, that he is Lieutenant in
regiment ; • knew Major Campbt-11 and Captain
recolleds the day of the duel; oo the even-
.ng of that day, going up stairs about nine o'cloCk,
e heard, as he thought, Major Campbell say--" (.)u
the words of-a dying man, is every thing. tail ?"
got up betore Capt. Boyd replied; be said—" Camp-
uch, you have hurried me—you are a bad man."
-flie,•%ritneas was in coloured clothes; and Major C.
- did tot know him, but said agam—" Boyd, betbre
thi- stranger and -Lieutenant Hall, was every thing
lair?" • " no, Cathpbell, you know. I wanted
yoU to wait,- and beve friends."... Major C. then
Good God, will you mention before these
Gzulemen, was not every tijog fair ; did not you
ay you were ready ;" 'Copt: Boyd answered, "-yes;"
but in a moment atter said," Campbell, you're
-a bad man.': Captain Bo} d was helped into the
next' room, and Major. Campbell followed, much
gitated, and repeatedly said to Captain. Boyd that
be (Boyd) was the happiest-man of the two —" I am
iziys Major C.). an unfortunate man, bat I hope not
~ad one." Major C. asked Capt. B. it be iorgave •
h in; he, stretched out his hand, and said—" I for•
dive you—l teel for you, and am sure you do for
wt.." -
_Major C. then iett the roO.n.
Durican "De%tiar, Adjutant of the regiiiitlt, who
was with 'Captain Boyd for sofue tine after be was
wounded, was produced to she w Capt. B.'s firm con-,
vict ion he should die in consequence of that wound;
in order to, let in his declarations then made as evi-
dence; but Capt. .B. tot having (betiNe nitn) ex=
pressed such a convici:l4l that evidence tailed.
G. Sutherland, Quarter-master _of said R.egiment,
was produce,d to the Same point; be stated he • saw
him ten minutes bctore he died; he, was in bed,
.agitated with pain ; in his senses, but rolling in bed;
he did not, however, say :o hiw he thought he was .
dying
Upon this a
,special .verdi& was diret9ed to t.hp
Jury, to inquire whetti,r Capt. Boyd,, ten. minutes
betore his neath, and-under the .circunisLinces sttede,
miust or must not have known be. was dying. Alter
some short Oehberation, they h.und for the affirma-
tive. of this issue, that he must have known it.
The tkelarations'were then admitted, tint none could
tic provcci thut space, exccpt his asking for
4,1.:j0r C. and his saying, " Poor man, ant sorry
I(ir
John Greenhill was produced mere;y to prove that
Major C. had time to cool after the altercation took.
place, inasmuch as he. ,Went home, drank tea with
family,. and' gave -him a box to leave with' Lieu-
tenant Hall', betore the attair took place. Here the
prcAecution closed:

, The defence .set up was merely end exClusiVel .as
:0 the Character of the Pris,)ner.tor humanity, peace-
--.ible conduct, and proper behaviour ;to this era 1
Officers of *the highest rank were prodnced,• who
~uched for it to the fullest extent. naitielol.
P,ltersnn„ot the ie Ist regiment, Gen. Catnpbeii, Gen.
raltatyi Sterling, Capt. Macpherson, Capt. Menziis,
Col. Grahain, and many others who it was thought
L:onecess:!,y to produce.
The .I.,:arned Judge charged the Jury' in a Most
.I.le manner, recapitulated the evidence, and ex-
:;iained the lacy on the subject most fully and clear-
ly: , :The Jury, retired, and in about half an hour
.oiought in a ventid Guilty gf Mitrder, but recom-
mended him to, mercy, on the score of "J.liai'aCter.
only. He was Sentenced to be executed on Mint:.
Liay, but respited to Wednesday se'nnight.

CAIIRICKFERGUS ASSIZES.
The Court met .on, Alonclay.. The business 'of
must in'lporiance was an action in the Civil Bill court,
tirongbrat the instance of join) Gage Leckey, Esq.
Edrmuntt Alexantler .M‘Na;;lneu, Esq. M. P.
:or a Encl.

. was,
aGiount of 'the accusat:on , that Mr.
,i‘Nragliten hid, in a memorial xvilickhe transmitted
Mr. Poasonby, when Lord Ch4ncellor of Ireland,
f• ox ill certain malicious a d faiseallegat ions aaainst'
.Plaiiitiff, in consequence of which the. Lord
(~:ii:tricelfor had found it his rimy to supersede hint
,
toe office of ,Niagistrate.
Cdunst'llor ST.A.E4E'S oPeried the case on tbe part
• 111 t; Plaintiff and , vas followed by Counsellor
i;;:;,;,:; on the s.q.pe side, whO.spoke at great length,
"flit, Court, then procetde-d. ti. the examination of
witnesses, Which continued
.tilt. a . late hour iu the
%when the evicienue on the part of the Plain-
. iitf finibited.
Asthcre tsab no prol?itbilit.}> of getting through the
wl)Ole of the case that night, the Court adjouint d till:
ueh,lay,mdrning.: atieae number or ~vitneses
‘t=ere examined, among wht.;tn:was the. Right .Hon.
Pinisonby, c.:11;tnee11or:
,;re laid at'io,vba.
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PEDEsTmAisNt..-On Thursday hist Mr. J. Bate-
man, ‘Vlieeitvright, iif Spilstiy, after 'pitching tour
heavy loads 'ot Ny,•eugaged to walk six' nieosured
within the hbur; -on 1116; turnpike road lead-
ing from. Spilsby to 1.34ia0n, which he perforakd'
i-th I,ix.itig a minute. and a half to spare.--,
lastumile he walked in eight minutes. During
the given titu he sto4o ttieite to_drithk.