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followed. Accordingly, the same law officer
commenced a nil', process, and required the sus-
pensiosn, of the Courier for a longer period. The
charges were nearly the same as before, and ern-
braced the continued series of the journal, from
the date of its former visitation to the commence-
ment of its present trial : hut the Cour Royal has
of late got a habit of independence ; and, strange
to say, th'C 20 Judges who composed the solemn
assembly of the tribunal, were divided equally
Its opinion, ten being for an acquittal, and ten for
a condemnation. No judgment could therefore
be pronounced, and if the case is to be considered
of a criminal or correctional nature, the defend-
ant must be acquitted. In civil cases, where the
Royal Court is equally divided, the practice is to
refer the decision to a solemn sitting, composed
of the original Judges and others taken from an-
other Court ; but in the present instance the sit-
ting was already a solemn one, as the tribunal
was composed of Judges from three Chambers.
When the division of opinion happens as to the
result of a criminal or correctional trial, the de-
fendant is immediately acquitted ; and surely
' the suspension of a Journal, and the confiscation
of its property, on the allegation that it preaches
doctrines subversive of Government and religion,
must be considered as belonging to this class of
cases. It will be seen by a paragraph which we
quote from the Etoile, that the public prose-
cutor is now flying at high4se game, and is about
to proceed against the production of an Arch.
bishop and a Cardinal, whose sentiments we al.
luded to on Monday. In the Chamber of Depu-
ties nothing new or interesting occurred.

[IIIORI4IIIO POST.I
Accounts from Calcutta have reached us to the
cod February, from which it appears that hostili-
ties between the British troops and the Burmese
had actually commenced. By these advises we
learn, that in consequence of intelligence received
011 the evening of the 17th January that a body of
four thousand Burmese and Assamese had crossed
into the plains at the foot of Berteaker Pass,and
were stockading themselves at the village of
Bickrampore, and also that a force to the east-
ward had defeated Rajah Gumbheer Sing's
troops, and that a third division were crossing the
Mootagool Pass into Jyntra to the west ; Major
Newton, commanding the detachment of Na-
five infantry in that quarter, resolved to con-
centrate his force at Jaltrypoor, mid moving from
thence attack the enemy before they could have
time to strengthen their position. Major New-
ton accordingly ordered Captain Johnston to
join him from Tilayen, leaving his camp standing,
and at two A. At. on the 17th they moved off.—
At six A. as. they had passed with great difficulty
a very heavy grass and reed jungle, and came
into a comparatively plain country when the
situation of the enemy was discovered by the dis-
charge of two shots at the advanced guard. Their
position extended along the villages at the foot of
the hills; they were covered by the huts, bushes,
Sec. in a close and difficult country, and on the
right they had a stockade on the banks of a
steep Nulla occupied by about 200 men. The
attack was made under the command of Major
Newton in two divisions, the southern face of the
stockade being assaulted by Captain Johnstone
with part of the %3d regiment end Rungpoor
Light Infantry ; and the enemy's this in the vil-
lages being attacked by Captain Bono with part
of the 10th regiment. The last mentioned divisiOn
was immediately successful, the greater part of the
enemy flying to the hill at the first fire; Capt. Bone

then ivheeled his force to the attack of the stock-
ade, which was making a brave resistance against
Capt. Johnstone, and in a short time it was carried
by assault, by the united exertions of both par-
ties. In this affair live sepoys were killed, and
eleven wounded, one of whom is since dead. The
Burmese lost in the stockade 34 in killed, and
150 during the pursuit. One man wounded Wag
taken prisoner, one standard, and several mug-
kets and kookurs were captured. The grain,
ammunition, &c. were destroyed by the stockade
taking fire at the close of the engagement. Those
of the enemy who fled appear to have been As-
sarnese, but those who offered resistance Burmese.
Gumbheer Sing, against whom the Burmese had
taken the field, has made over his claims to the
Rajah of Cbuchar to the lititish Government,
and sought protection in our canal).