The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-01 00:00:00

COURT-MARTIAL.

Proceedings at a Court-martial held on board his Ma-
jesty's ship Caledonia, at Spithead, on Wednesday, the
29th day of June, 1831, for the trial of the Right Hon.
Lord William Pager, Captain of his Majesty's ship Win-
chester, on charges preferred against him by John Aye-
cough, EN., Captain in his Majesty's Navy, and late Com-
missioner for Naval Affairs at Bermuda, viz. :—For
forcibly ejecting him from the cabin altitted to him by
Vice-Admiral Colpoys, Commander-in- Chief on the West
India and North American stations, to accommodate a lady
and her child, to whom Lord William Paget had given a
passage ; and also for disrespectful and unoflicer-like con-
duct to him during the passage to England.
PRESENT.

Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8.. Vice-Admiral of the White.
President.
William Parker, Esq., Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
CAPTAINS.

John Dick, of his Majesty's ship
David Colby Talavera
Samuel Campbell Rowley
William Currier Hellier Revenge
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Hugh Pigot Barham
Hyde Parker
John Whitley Deans Dundas s Prince Regent
Robert Maunsell Alfred
Daniel Dunn Curacoa
Hon. Edward Roper Curzon Caledonia
Right Hon. Lord Charles Colchester ..
Mr. Minchin was engaged for the prisoner, and Mr. Hoskins for

the prosecutor.

The Court having assembled, the names of the witnesses
were called over, and the order for holding the Court-
martial was read, and the members of the Court were sworn,
when the prosecutor delivered the following address :--
" Mr. President and Gentlemen of this Honourable
Court,—My legal adviser having examined the witnesses
on whose testimony I relied, and having intimated to me
that there is not sufficient evidence to support the charges
against Captain Lord William Paget, I feel myself bound
as an officer and a man of honour to make a declaration
of that fact as early as possible, and to state that I shall
not take up the time of this Honourable Court unneces-
sarily by calling witnesses, nor put his Lordship to the
trouble of entering upon his defence. I should not have
troubled this Honourable Court to assemble, had I been
aware of the circumstance of a material witness not being
able to prove a fact on which the whole case rests, and
which, on account of his absence, I have only been able to
ascertain since I came on board his Majesty's ship Cale-
donia this morning. This explanation will, I trust, be
satisfactory to this Honourable Court."
The Court was then cleared, and on being opened, the
Judge Advocate put the following questions to Commis..
sioner Ayscough :
In your address read to the Court you say, " I should
not have troubled this Honourable Court to assemble, had
I been aware of the circumstance of a material witness not
being able to prove a fact, on which the whole case rests,
and which on account of his absence I have only been able
to ascertain since I came on board his Majesty's ship
Caledonia this morning." Be pleased to state to the
Court the name of such witness, and whether he is now
on board his Majesty's ship Caledonia?
Sir Wm. Burnaby—And he is now on board.
Do you by your address mean to abandon the whole
of the charges made ?—Yes.
Lord Wm. Paget then requested leave of the Court to
make some observations respecting the charges made
against him by Commissioner Ayscough, and to adduce'
anv such evidence as he might be advised.
The Court was cleared, and agreed that they could not
permit any observations to be made, as the charges had been
totally abandoned by Commissioner Ayscough.
The Court was again opened, and Lord Win. Paget
was informed of the resolution of the Court.

The Court was again cleared, and agreed that the
charges had not been proved against the Right Hon. Lord
Wm. Paget, and did adjudge him to be fully acquitted of
all the charges and every part thereof; and the Court
deemed it necessary to express their regret, that an officer
of Captain Ayscough's rank and standing in the service,
should hive brought forward charges of a nature so seri-
ously affecting the character of an officer in his Majesty's
service, without having, according to his own statement,
any evidence to prove the facts.

The Court was again opened, and Lord Wm. Paget
called in, and the sentence passed accordingly.
And the President, on delivering Lord William Pagel
his sword, addressed him as follows:

"My Lord William Paget, it gives me great pleasure to
return you your sword, which has always been worn by
you with great credit; and lam molt happy in being
enabled to inform you that the Court consider no blame
whatever can attach to your Lordship ; but that, on the
contrary, your character and reputation in the service,
remains as unsullied in every respect as it ever has done ;
nor can any man living ever impute to you the least blame
on account of these proceedings."

Lord SOUTH WELL and Lord GonmANsTos,
according to the report of the Committee of Privilegcs,
have made good their claim to vote for Representative
Peers for Ireland.

POPULATION OF LIVERPOOL,—The popu-
lation of this parish, which is co-extensive with the borough:
is now complete, and amounts to 165,22!, namely, 76,646
males, and 88,575 females ; leaving an increase of 46 249,
or 39 per cent, upon the census of 1821. Adding to this,
as a matter of course, the respective populations of E, ert ,n,
2,402: Kirkdale, 2,562 ; West Derby, 9,613 ; and
Harrington, 24,067. The total population of Liverpool
will be 203,572..—Liverp00l Courier,