The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

Ll'altAßY NOTICE.

Having referred in our Paper of Friday last,
to a letter to Lord GRENVI LL}, as CHANCELLOR
of the University, respecting the expulsion of a
young Gentleman from Christ Church, Oxford,
we thought it our duty to make some inquiry on
the subject, and to procure a Copy of the Cor-
respondence, which we found had not been pub-
lished, but merely printed and circulated among
the friends of the expelled party. Most anxious
as we have always been to uphold every thing
connected with our Church and University Este-
tlishments, we cannot but feel considerable re-
gret that this affair has occurred, inasmuch as it
seems to imply a degree of rigour which could
hardly be expected from such liberal and en-
lightened Authorities as have hitherto charac-
terized our Chief Seminaries of Learning. The
anonymous pamphlet which we noticed last week
was not published, we are assured, by the
friends of the Gentleman who has been expelled,
but probably by those of some of the other Stu.
dents who have suffered on this unfortunate oc-
casion. But the matter is too interesting to Pa-
rents, Relatives, and Guardians, and, indeed, to
the Public in general, to be suffered to pass
without farther notice, and as the appeal has
been made to Lord GRENVILLE, who presides
over the University, we conceive that the Noble
Lord will feel himself bound to interpose, and if
iris Lordship should decide in favour of the suf-
fering party, it it by no means improbable that
the Authorities on the other side will submit
without reluctance to his Lordship's decision,
and, in that case, regret that they have too hastily
:yielded to the impulse of what they deemed a
sense of justice to theWmselve ts afore shall fnd to the chaorbear
racter
of the Uttivrsity. e here
e
'from stating our own opinion, but content our-
selves at present with merely subjoining the
whole of the correspondence on the subject :

A LETTER from Colonel HUGH D. BAILLIE to the
Very Reverend the DEAN of CHRIST CHURCH; to-
gether with a CORRESPONDENCE relating to the RE-
MOVAL of Mr. HENRY BAI WE front that College.
34, Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, 0ct.16, 1823.
Stu—The misrepresentations which have arisen in reference
to the expulsion of my son from Christ Church, have induced
me to print the whold correspondence connected with this un-
fortunate affair, as the only means by which I can efll:ctually

refute them.
Had my son been guilty of the offences imputed to -him, I
Should not have complained of his punishment, however much
1 might- have considered it as exceeding the offence. But the
grounds of my repeated ,and ineffectual applications to you for
II revision of his sentence, 'have uniformly been his innocence
of the offences imputed to him, and the consequent injustice of
the punishment which had been hastily inflicted.
'Had you deigned to institute the inquiry which I earnestly
entreated, I pledged myself to abide the event without com-
plaint, l7ltatever Might have been the result. I fuUy relied
upon the honour of yourself and the other authorities of Christ '
Church for a just decision, whenever the case could be brought
under your cool and deliberate judgment. llatl,my son been
guilty, he would have had nothing to gain.by this inquiry ;
but confident of his innocence, felt that the authorities of the
:College would best commit their own reputation, by rescinding
an unjust sentence. There is, indeed, -some.consolatin held
out in the letters with which you have been pleased to honour
me, and which might prove some mitigation of the sentence to
one who had justly incurred it, but is ill calculated to satisfy
the victim of the -intemperate and hasty exercise of arbitrary

power.
You say, " that ac,edernicalpunishment, however necessary
'" it may be, does not necessarily imply any moral guilt, or
" affects the character in other respects. I acknowledge your
" hOrt's good qualities, and I sincerely wish him well :" " of
" your son's honour and veracity, neither 1, nor any of the of•
ficers of the College have entertained any doubt—lint the
'" facts which justify his rernoval,'or,l Should rather say, under-
" the circumstances of the time, mike it indispensably neces-
'" eery, are these—that after my prohibition publicly given in
'" the hall, he was ono of a most riotous party on the night
" immediately following, and. was seen at three in the morning
• " by the Censor; and that, although he was aware of what I had
'" said, he did not make thaslighteet attempt to check so gross
'" and Instating a violation of my positive orders; the latter.
'" fault le, in my opinion, aggravated by the circumstance of his
'" being peffectly in'his senses the whole time! I"
My son pleads guilty to thelast.mentionca offence, 'but de.
nice unequivocally all the others. He was sober, but he was,
not oneof the rioters—he did attempt, although Ineffectually, tot
check the riot. In another Place you state, " that he admitted
" one of the principal rioters into his room, and attempted to/,
". close the door against the Censor, who was in punish, of
" bins,'—he did not Attempt to close the door against the
(knew. Mr. into 'hie room, closely pure
sued by the Censor, and my son had not time to adtriit or sa.
elude either the fugitive .or his pursuer. You state that "eh-
" eutristances diminish or aggravate all offences : at another
" time perhaps the offence in question might havebeen slightly
" punished,—lt cannot be so now, because it has been repeated-
-44 in defiance of admonition." It Wouldte difficult to discover.
what are the circumstances which aggravate the offence in this
case; and unless my son being sober is considerdd as involving
ail the other offences imputed to him, I cannot find out upon
what pounds he has been removed from Christ. Church. Mr.
Bull, (a) the eenioaCensor, states his offence to be, " that he
" remained with the rioters elmoat to the last; and although a'
" man of near three years standing, of some influence, and per-
" fatly sober, he said and did nothing to prevent the riot."—
Agaie, I deny %bathe remained with the rioters almost to the
last, and wed that he did use his utmost endeavour to restrain
the rioters; but we are obliged to plead guilty to the remaining.
charge, viz, he was perfectly Sober.
You have been pleased to say, that you are " indeed most
,1
4t sincerely wry that he should have incutred this punishment,'
" so utterly tit the Close of, his academical career; but it cannot
" be alteeval, and all that I. can do for him is, as I have already.
"done in the case of Mr. (b), to facilitate his admis.
inibtion at Cambridge, if he wishes it. I shall do this with
phsteare, if any application is ,made to me by ti; Head of
" oil College in that University."' Had not my Son been
soltrigether innocent of the !Arenas imputed to him, he would
gladly hate availed himself of this offer; but it would have
been Art abandonment of the claim, which had been made from
the first, fora revision of his case, in order to the establishment.
of his innocence. Why this request, so reasonable in itself,
add e° respectfully entreated, has not been granted, it would
be difficult to discover, and still more difficult to justify ; per.
baps, however, the sentiments of the Reverend Mr. Bull, the

Censor, may supply us with the cause, although it will by no
means afford the justification, " whether or not we have been
" ourselves instrumental in bringing about that state of dis 7
" cipline, which has unhappily rendered such lamentable. et-
" ampler necessary, is a question too delicate and too painful
" for me to discuss." However delicate, however painful, the
discussion may be, I apprehend that there aro those who will
not faiLto discuss it, and it may lead them to a conclusion very
different from that of the authorities of Christ Church.

I have the honour to be, &c. &c.
Matt D. BAILLIS.

Mr, MENU BAILLIX, tO Colonel MOH D. BAILLIIII.
Oxford, May, 1023.

MT OE/31 FATitas—l can hardly express what I feel in
being obliged to inform you that I am ordered to quit the.
College, together with Lord A------ and Mr. S--
I have only one consolation, which is, that I am quite innocent
of the charge laid against me, and that I feel I could not in any
way with honour have acted otherwise than I have done.
C-- will.be kind enough to deliver this to you, in order
to explain the circumstances of the case, which I am at pre-
sent unable to do.

Believe me ever, my dear Father,
Your most affbetionate,
Blew ItY J. BAILLIZ.

Mr. 11111141111' BAILLIZ to Colonel HUGH D. BAILLII.
Oxford, May, 1823.
Mw DX,&n have had an interview with the Dean
this morning, who has been. endeavouring to exculpate him.
self from any share in the measures which have taken place
against me. He said that the Censor had stated to him that
I was implicated, and therefore it was his duty to act with re-
gard to me as he had done towards the others.
lie has given me a letter for you, which I have inclosed,
but he told me he had explained nothing to you, but should
leave me to tell my own story ; thus you may be sure he has
nothing to say against me.
I took, of course, the opportunity of again informing him I
had nothing to do with the disturbance which had taken place.
I have, as you may suppose, some few things to settle before I
can leave this place ; but I shall endeavour to come up either
Wednesday or Thursday.
Believe me ever, my dear Father,
Your most affectionate,
Hzx RIC J. MILLIE.

Front the DIAN' of CusteT.CHURCII to Colonel Mon D,

May 27th, 1823.
Rex--It is with ininite pain that I communicate to you the
necessity to which I have been reduced of desiring your son to
leave Christ-Church; I am aware of his many good qualities,
and I on no account wish to exaggerate any thing that he has
done wrong. I leave him to tell his own story, and I can only
express my deep and sincere regret that my duty has com-
pelled me to do, what, If it had been possible, I would most
certainly have avoided.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your faithful humble Servant,
CITATMES HENRY HALL.
From the Ditex. of Cnitter.Crtuitcu to the Rev. W. AL