The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-03 00:00:00

• MR:. OWEN
AND THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND,

dust in the balance, and not deserving of one moment's cone.
sideration.
Rut I can truly say that instead of meeting with the
stades and difficulties f'had anticipated, my progress has been one of pleasure and high gralific.ation. The fact is, that th.t
truth of the new system, airil the practical benefits it is calculat-
ed to pair upon mimititid, are such that thuy incline Oa grot
majority either to support, measures for its introduction, or to
be neutral; a sure prognostic that the time is not distant when
all Will feel constrained to give it their Bill and hearty, aiisist,
ante.
It win be necessary that I sbfaild enter into amore particular
explanation or the exPeriments at MeV/ Lanark. I propopie.
therefore to resume this part of the'subject in my next. .
ItOlilatT OWEN.

New Lanark, October f.'3; 1323,

ERRATA.—In letter 2, ist column of the. letter, 32J totf
33dlincs burr the bottom, f'Or which impresses,on thryUur,i;
man the belief, that he is created by a superior power;" read.
" whith impresses otr the yowl,. mind the belief that man .44
ereated by a Auperioi power, which, , -
1,11 letter 3, first column, 2d linefrotirthe bottom: for " and
" get experience, more exgoisite gratification," read, and )et
" experience more exquisite.gratification," &c. .

'VII E A RINI Y.

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~IILITA RV (;OURTS :41 A ItTIA •
GIUMWS, Om 9, 1823.—A t General Court
till, held at Corti-a on the 27th May, I t 123, and continued by
adjournments to the 31st of the same nee,th, Quarter4Master
Reynolds, of the2Bth Regiment, was arraigned upon the under-
mentioned charge, viz. :---
" For conduct derogatory to the character of an' Officer,
highly irregular. in his responsible situation of Quarter-Master,
and injurious to the interest.% of the Service, in having procured
from different tradesmen, soldiers' necessaries and other articleS
to the amount of 6,13/. lils. Id. or thereabouts, viz._ from •Wil.
Liam Jackman, jun., previous to December.. 1818, goods amount-
ing to 631.85. lid. or thereabouts ;• from Mr. illacdonall, • pre-
vious to Nuveniber, 1618, goods amounting to 144/. Is. 7d. or
thereabouts ; from William Aloore, previous to October, 1818,
goods to the amount of 1181. 16s. or thereabouts; front Charles
Prater, previous to, or in December, 1817, goods amounting; to
317/. Ls. Id. or thereabouts, and in not having liquidated the debts thus contracted, or settled with the respective tradesmen
for the articles furnished him, although he, the said Quarter.
Master Reynolds, has long disposed of the greater part of the
articles so procured by him.''
'Upon which Charges the Court came to the following deci:
sion
" The Court, after the most attentive consideration.of the
whole of the proceedings on this trial, is of opinion that tit,'
prisoner, Quarter-Master Reynolds, 211th Regipient, is guilty
of the•charge on which he has been arraigned, in breach of tile
Articles of firer, and does therefore sentence hint to be dig-
misNed his Majesty's service. But it dots eppear by these pro-
eeedings, that Quarter-Master Reynolt% has suffered consider.'
able losses' and has been grossly deceived by a person to whom
he entrusted several sums of money, which, had he not so lost,
might have enalded him to•have liquidated a great pint of
claims against him ;in consideration tir this, and further, oC
his services of forty-six, years, and a wife and familydepending,
on Min for subsistence, the Court does most humbly reetini.,./
mend him to the gracious censideratien of his Majesty • •
His Majesty has been pleased to approve and confirm the
finding and sentence of the Court. But, consequence of the
Yery strong recommendation of the prisoner, his Majesty has
been induced so far to extend his gracious clemency to the pH
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goner, as to command that he, Quarter-Master Reynolds, shall
be placed upon Half-pay,
HORSE GUARDS, OCT. 10.—At a General Court Martial,
held in Dublin on the 13th of August, 1023, and continued by
adjournments to thelsth of the same month, Paymaster Win,
Phillips, of the 40th Rep;inient, was arraigned ttpoli the under.
mentioned charges, viz. : . .
Ist. '' For having embezzled or fraitdulently misapplied
Monies intrusted him for the public aerviee, by Withholding and
detaining in his hands the sum or balance of 503/...:1-tis
or thereabouts, appearing- to be due by Rini ou the f Ist of hie
accounts, as Paymaster of the 40th Regiment,. with the Com-
missioners ofAlilitary Accounts, from a period commencing,
on the 26th, of. ovember, 1829, and ending on the 24th March,
1822." 'r.•
2d. '' For having embezzled or fraudulently
, vete) some of money, Intrusted to him ton the piddle service,
tts I'ayntaster of the 40th Regiment, front aneriod commend :Ig.
on the 25th December, 11121, anti ending on the 24t1, April.
1822, leaving at that time an unsettled balance on the foot c
his accounts with Messrs. Armit, Borough, and Co., Agents to
the 40th Regiment, amounting to the sum of 1,499/. 1011.04
or the thereabouts."

Upon which charges the Court came to the following dec.':
'ion :
" The Court having deliberately-consitiered the evidence pro=
duced on the part of the prosecution, as also the plea of con.
fessinn put in by the prisoner to each of the charges exhibited
against him, is of opinion that the priSoner, Paymaster Phillips;
of the 10th Regiment, is Guilty of die first charge."
" With respect to the second charge, the Court is of Opinion;
that the prisoner is guilty of having embeialed, ar fraudulent
ly misapplied several sums of money. intrustrti to him for the
public service as Paymaster of the 40th regiment, trtmi a period
commencing on the 211th December, 1021, no ending on the'
24th April, 1822, leaving at that time an unsettled balance or
the foot of his accounts with Messrs. Arndt, Borough, and
Co., Agents to tire 40th Regiment, amounting to the sum oF
1,4041. Os. 37Xd!
" The Court hitting thus found the prisoner guilty on bush
charges preferred against him, cloth sentence and atijudgc hire
the said prisoner, Paymaster Phillips, of the 49th regiment, to
he dismissed his Majesty's service, and; rendered inculpable of
ever serving his Majesty again in any capacity, civil or mili-
tary, and that it do Make good the sum of public money so
embezzled anti fraudulently misapplied by Will, amounting to
the sum of 1,997/. 17s. Od•
His Majesty has been pleased to approve the finding and
sentence of the Court, but in .consideration of the facts dis-
closed to the Court in a statement made by the Prisoner, as eft
his former services, and tending .to shew, that the defalcation
in his accounts was caused in some measure by 'tiattiward
eurnstances, and that he was not chargeable with wilful and
gross neglect, much loss with malversatton in his office or Pay-
master;.—and also in consideration of the opinion which Ap-
pears to. have beet) entertained of him by some distinguished
Officers in his Majesty's service, his Majesty has Iwo Autber
pleaseci so tkr to extend his gracious clemency to the Prisoner,
as to direct, that he, Paymaster William Phillips, shall be
placed upon half pity.