The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-18 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE MONEY.

To his Majesty's schotmer Arrow, for the Chasse Marees
Les Antis Rnenis, La Fleur de Vatican, Le Hereux, and an-
other, name unknown (marked A.), on Tuesdays and Thurs-
days, at Brick-court, '1 - •
To his Majesty'3 sloop Castillian, for American letter of
marque Situ, by the Pelican, at No. 12, Clements Inn.
To the C.iope, for the *anis') vessels Junge Greenwoldt,
Hollnung (1), Flaming (2), and name unknown (Urgent,
Drake, Princess Augusta cutter, and Hearty gun brig in•com-
pany), on Tuesdays and Fridays, for three months, at No. 41,
Norfolk-street, Strand.
To the Cydnus, for tine recapture of the Wolf's Cove by
the Briton, and a squadron in company, on Ttlesda+s and
Fridays, for three months, at No: 41, Norfolk-street, Strand.
To the Cyduus, fur the recapture of Rachel and Ann, on
Tuesdays and Fridays, for three months, at No. 41, Norfolk-
street, Strand.

To the Eurotas, for the capture of the French sloop L'Hett-
reuse Marie Adelle, on 'Tuesdays and Fridays, for three
months, at No. 41, Norfolk-street, Strand.
To the sloop L'Evoirt for the detention of the Prussian
ship Charlotte Sophia, at N 0.41, Norfolk-street, on Tuesdays
and Fridays, for three months.
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To the Dryad and Virginie..for the detention of the Danish
brig Inge berg Maria, at No. 10, John-street, Adelphi, ou
Tuesdap aud 'Thursday., for three months.

BIILITARY.

The follo►ying General Order has lately been
irsited fro►n the Itecrnititig.DepartMent, Horse
Guards :

Highness the 'PRINCE REGENT
having been isheeß oyal
npleased, by proclamation, to direct,
that all Soldiers now serving in the Army, who
are enlisted for certain periods, which periods are
now expired, shall be forthwith entitled to their
discharge : the COMICO;DER-IN-CHIEF therefore,
notwithstantling any former proclaMation, desires
that the Commanding Officers of Regiments and
Deists will take care that
.the accounts of all
Soldiers who come under the above description
are immediately made up, and that their dis-
charges be granted to such as wish to' eave the
service ; and that the same models from time to
time adopted with regard to other soldiers serving
'for limited terms, according as the periods of
their engagements expire. Commanding Officers,
will, on the first of the ensuing mouth, transmit
for theCommander-in-Chief's in formation,through
the General Officcrs commanding Districts, a no-
minal list of the men discharged under the above
order,

(S4cd) Hi Vaßy CALVLAT,

[PRICE SIXPENCE-HALFPENNY.

PREACIIING fN JAMAICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

" Common Council, Sept. 19, 1614.

" Whereas it is not only highly incumbent up-
. on, but the first and most serious duty of all Ma-
gistrates and Bodies Politic, to uphold and en-
courage the due, proper, and solemn exercise of
religion and worshipping of God ; and whereas
nc,thing can tend more to bring true devotion and
the practice of real religion into disrepute, than
the pretended preaching, teaching, and expound- •
ing the Word of God, as contaiued in the Holy •
Scriptures,
,by uneducated, illiterate, and ignorant •
persons and false enthusiasts ; and whereas the
practice of such pretended preaching, teaching,
and expounding the Holy Scriptures, by such de-
scriptions of persons as aforesaid, to large num-_
hers of persons of colour and negroes, both of
free condition and slaves, assembled together in
houses, negro-houses, huts, and the. yards there- .
unto appertaining, and also in divers lanes and
by-places within this city and parish, bath in-
creased to an alarming degree, and during such ..
pretended preaching, teaching, and expounding,
and pretended worshipping of God, divers in-
decent and unseemly noises, gesticulations, and
behaviour are often used and take place to the
great annoyance of the neighbours, and to the
disreptite of religion itself ; and also to the great .
detriment of slaves, who are induced by divers
artifices and pretences of the said pretended.
preachers, to attend the said irregular assemblies,.,
whereby such slaves are continually kept and de-
tained from their owners' necessary business and
employ, and in some cases the minds of Slaves
have been so operated upon and affected, by the -;
fanaticism of the aforesaid description of persons
as to become actually deranged : Be it therefore
enacted and ordained, by the Common Council of
the City and Parish of Kingston (the Mayor, Al- ;
dermani and Common Councilmen of the said
City and Parish, or a competent and legal num-
ber, or quorum of them being in Common Coun-
cil
assembled) : And it is hereby enacted and or-
dained, by the authority of the same, that from
and after the Ist day of July next, 'no person not
, being duly authorised, qualified, and permitted as
is directed by the laws of this Island and of Great
Britain, and in the place mentioned in such
li-
cence, shall, under pretence of being a minister
,of religiOn of any sect or denomination, or of be-
ing a-teacher or expounder of the Gospel or: other
parts of the Holy Scriptures, shall presnme.to
preach or teach, or offer up public prayer, or sing
psalms, in any meeting or assembly of negroes,
or persons. of colour within this city and parish
anti in cc= any person shall in any Ways,ofFend.;
herein, every such person, if 'a white person; 5ha11..4
suffer such
.ptinishinerit by fine, not exceeding',
1001. .
or by imprisonment in the common gaol, for
any space not exceeding three months, or both
or if a free person of colour, or free black, hy'a
fine not exceeding 1001., or imprisonment in the
workhouse for a space of time not exceeding three
Months, or both ; ne if a. slave, by imprisonment
and-hard lab Our in the workhouse, fora space not ,
exceeding six months, or by whipping not.exceed-
ing 39 stripes, or both ; be in those cases
respectively. adjudged," Sec.

PROPOSED NEW COURT

Ton
JURY TRIAL IN CIVIL -CAUSES,

The following, we understand, has been ofil-
chilly sent to the Heads of the principal Law
Bodies, as the outline of the intended Bill to be
brought into Parliament for establishing the new
court

In order to insure success to the experiment, and at the
same time avoid tile confusion which would ensue ;from too
extensiveatrial, rf the experiment should fail of success, it
is intended to begin on a very limited i.cale. It is proposed,
therefore, in the present bill; to confine the measure to such
cases as the Court of Session, or Lord Ordinary; after verbal
report to his DiviSion, .shall deem fitting, and shall direct 44
issue of fact to be tried by a Jury.
" Where the conclusion of the summons -is far reparation
by pecuniary damages, it 'is proposed that the Jury,. if on an •
issue they shall find for the pursuer, shall also have power
to assess the damages.
." It is proposed that the Jury shall consist of eleven, and
that they shall decide by a majority of votes; hut, in order •
to avoid the obvious inconveniency of the votes and numbers
heingr disclosed, it is proposed that they shall act under kilt
oath of secrecy.
" The v.erditt of the Jury not to he subject to. review, ex,
cept a new trial shall be granted by the Division of the Court,
on the grounds of the verdict being contrary to evidence, or
misdirectfon in the Judge.
" order to preside over, and direct the Jury, it is -pro-
posed, that his Aljesty shall be enabled to appoint a Chief
Judge, and two others, to be called Lords Commissioners of
the Jury Court in Civil Causes, who shall 'be Lords of Ses-
sion, or Barons of -Exchequer. in Scotland, qualified to be
Lords of Session.
"'Trials to be either at -Edinburgh, or at any other place -
the Court of Session may appoint, according to the exigency
of the case.

" The House of Lords to have power to remit causes, now
or hereafter depending before them, to the Court of Session,
in order that an issue of fact may be directed."—(Etlim:urgh
Eveieing• Courant.)

TtrE CHM-Wk. OF NIURPER AT EXUTER.—JOhn
Burd, the man charged by Ann Radford with the
murder of William inckhill, and who was com-
mitted for further examination, was yesterday.li.
berated on bail, the Mayor having received a let-
ter from Lord Beauchamp, (in whose service the
said William Buckhill has been for several years
1)00, stating, that he is livinc, and well, and i 4
now attending off Lady Beauchamp in France....
(Eicter Flying Post )
On Tuesday last, five men from the parish of
Torthorwald were fined one guiinea each, besides
expenses, by the Sheriff of • Dumfriesshire, fat
-having molested a man and woman, and
,for haw•.
ing immersed the former (who w much into-xis
cated) in a mill race, as a remedy for the feizocish
heat of his body.