The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-14 00:00:00

MUTINY BILL.

Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report on this Bill.
Mr. HUME begged to put a question to the Noble Lord,
in allusion to what hail fallen from him on a former occa-
sion relative to the Articles of War. That Noble Lord said,
that these Articles were part of the law of this country:—
With reference to that sentiment, he begged to ask him,
whether Sir James Mansfield did not say, when those arti-
cles were pleaded before him in a particular case, that he
knew of no Articles of War, but only the Mutiny-Bill, as
the law of the land ?

.Lord PALMERSTON confessed he was not acquainted with
the merits of the law case referred to by the Honourable
Member; but he knew that the nth Section of the Mutiny
Act empowered the King to frame Articles of War which it
declared were to be taken notice of by Courts of Law. No
man therefore could find any remedy in a Court of Law for
any punishment inflicted under these Articles.
The SOLICITOR.GENERAL said, that the case referred
to was one where a soldier applied to the Court for damages
for having been punished for not paying money towards
schooling, which was not reqUired, nor-in any way sanction-
ed, by the Articles of War.
The Report was then read and agreed to.
SMUGGLERS COMMITMENT BILL.
Mr. LUSHINGTON moved, that the Order of the Day for
going into a Committee en this Bill be postponed till to-
morrow.

Mr. LAMBTON asked, in what way it was intended to
change the nature of this Bill ? As it at present stood, 3
more scandalous measure was never brought into that House,
as it went to deprive Smugglers of the right of Habeas
Corpus.

The SOLICITOR:GENERAL said, it was intended to pro:
vide that the evidence, upon which a party was committed
should be annexed to his commitment, so that the CourS,
might judge.whether there was sufficient to justify the act.
Mr. LAMBTON said this alteration would remove all his
objections to the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. WETHERELL, the motion wag
agreed to. • The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned at Eleven o'Clock.

MORE SUCCESS AT HAZARD'S !!!--No. 7,8399
drawn this Day a Prize of Twenty Thousand
Pounds, was sold in shares by HAZARD and Co.;
who also sold in shares No. 467, drawn a Prize
of Twenty Thousand Pounds on the first day 01
drawing, last Tuesday fortnight.
As a proof that property in Leeds, well Si;
tuated, still maintains its value, the house talc'
premises, near the Cross, which, for many years
past, have been occupied by the Misses HAPS'
WELL, at 40 guineas per annum, were last Fridai
sold by auction, for 1,3601.
A petition, we understand, has been presentee'
to the Court of Session, at the instance of CaPt'
BROWN, superintendant of police, against Messrs'
W. RITCIIIE and A. ABERNETHY, proprietors)
and Messrs. ABERNETHY and WALKER, printed'
of the Scotsman newspaper, complaining of!
number of paragraphs which have appeared I°
that paper, relative to certain matters involved 113
1 the suit now pending before the Court, at the
instance of the Commissioners against the Super'
intendant, these paragraphs being, it is allege!!!
a contempt of Court, and an interference if 10:
the administration of justice.—( Edinburgh Evefi
ing Courant.)

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