The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-11 00:00:00

HALIe'AX VOLUATEER INFANTRY.

GENERAL MEETING uF THE CORPS.

Oti Sunday morning last, the Halifax Volunteer
Infantry assembled on Skircoat Moor, in ail( uni-
form., for the purpose of being joined by the divi.
sions from the country . About one o'clock the
whole of this truly respedable Corps marched into
the town, and a considerable number were in conse-
quence billetted upon the different innkeepers. In
the Afternoon they attended Divine Service at the
Firish Church, where an excellent discOurse was de-
livered by the Rev. Dr. COULTHURST. He took
his text from the zoth chap. Ist Book of Kings, 7th
and Sth verses—" .flien.the King of Israel called
all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray
you, and see how this man seeketh mischief ; for he
sent unto me for my witf.es, and for my children,
and for my silver, anpor my gold, and I denied
him not.—And all the elders and all the people said
unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent."-;
The unwearied exertions of this worthy and benefi-
cent Clergyman, in promulgating the divine lessons
of -o;:)rality, and in eagerly espousing the sacred
cause which alone protecis the Religion of his Coun-
try, merit the approbation of every good man. On
the return of the Corps to the Hall, a guard of 130
men- was formed, and centinels posted in different
parts of the town, with a precision and exactness
highly creditable to the disinterested exertions of
ardent and persevering loyalty. Early on the Mon-
d y, morning, they again assetnbled=the weather
proved very unfavourable, yet, notwithstanding the
pityless pelting of the rain, several useful ma-
t couvres were praElis,!d in the area of the Piece
Hall, with that silent attention which is ever the
distinguished mark of a soldier.

PRESENTATION OF COLOURS.

At two o'cl.,ck Lady MARY HORTON, 3CCOM-
panie3 by the Rev. Dr. COULTHUasT, and several
Ladies and Gentlemen of the first resPe6lability, at..
tended to present the Colours (a gift :tom the Ladies
of this town and neighbourhood), to the patriotic
defenders of their Country. On the word, at_
teltion," the Rev. Dr. C. stepped forward, the
whole, with the exception of the military, being
uncovered, and in a solemn and pious manner, au.
dressed a Prayer to the Great Disposer of Events.
At the c.nclusion of the Prayer, Lady MARY pre.
sented the Colours to the Colonel Comniandant,
with the following neat and ;ppropria'e Address,
delivered by her Ladyship in a manner highly ho.
nourable to her feelings:

" SIR,

" I am Particularly gratified in having the honour, in the
name of the Ladies of this town and neighbourhood, of pre-
senting, these Colours to the Halifax Volunteers Whenever
they shall be unfurled in presence of the Enemy, we arp
confident that the glolious cause of our Religion, our Kin',
and our Country, will be .most gallantly supported; and'
proud, Sir, indeed shall we, be, if, when the Invasion takes
place, opportunity be given to these, our loyal and spirited
Voluineels, of having that distincuished share in our protec-.
tion, winch we know they will emulously+ aspire to."

Colonic! flokrou Made a 'very spirited and ener.
getic reply ; after which -he gave Ole Colours to
the Ensigns, who received the honourable chayge
with ()ended knee. Ensign 13rtors made a suitable
answer to the pertinent remarks of Col. H. and con-
cluded with as•uring his Commander
,of his fixed
determination to guard, with every degree of con.
rage and resolution, the Colours he had the honour
to be entrusted with. The Regiment then presented
arms, and the Colours, with the grenadier company,
marched in ordinary time, led by the drums and
fifes, along the front, centre, and real- of the Regi-
ment. Alt r which the evening parade followed—
the different guards were relieved, and. the town
wore all the appearance annexed to "grim visaged
War."

TRIAL Yottxa INCENDIART•—At the
Manchester 'Quarter Sessions last week, laseph
Cawsil, a boy only fifteen years of age, .who,was
employed by Messrs. NEWTCIN and Ca, in their
faCtory, near Knotmill, was. Lricti_and convifted of
an attempt to set the CtEtor_y pa' fire.. It appe4red,
from the evidence, that about eight o'clock in the
evening of the zzcl of December last, when the husi.
mess of the faCtory closed, one of the workmen went
round, as usual, tq snuff and put out the candles,
and very unintentionally left the snuff of one of them
burning. The young offender having, no doubt,
formed his wicked plan, took this snuff' of candle
on fire, instantly put it into some -waste cotton
which he took from his pocket, and blew it so as
to set the cotton on fire; then he placed it on the
floor of the room, laid a heap of cotton rovings upon
it, and swore the faEtory would be burned down
before morning. A young girl who worked in the
faelory observed the whole of his condud, but he,
threatened to kill her if she told any'person what he;
had been doing. It happened 'moSt providentially
that the watchman employed' for the purpose of gb-
ing through the rooms of the fa Cory every night,
after working hours, to see that all is sale, upon'
entering the tatiory smelled something on fire, and
soon discovered the cause: He attempted to stamp
out the fire, bur could not ; he then called out for
assistance, water was procured, and the fire was
extinguished, otherwise, in a quarter of an hour the
whole fa&ory and machinery must inevitably- have
. been in flames.—ThefollowiN- morning the servant
whose business it was to see that the candles were
put oar, was threatened to be dismissed, from the
Proprietors thinking that the fire must have been
,occasioned by his negligence. The little girl, how-
ever, hearing of this, informed her mother dial she
could tell how the fire happened. Mr. TATE, Ageni
for the Phoenix Fire Office (with whoM the faEtory
was insured), getting informatiOn of this circum-
stance, sent for the girl, and brought her before the
Magistrates, where she related the story innocently
and correaly, as above stated, in the presence of
the offender. This Trial excited considerable
anxiety and_ curiosity among the auditors at the Ses-
sion, it being thought almost, incredible that so
young a boy could have proj:lied a deed so wicked,
without any evident motive for it ; but after a long
inquiry into the circumstances, every person present
was fully satisfied of the guilt of this young offot-
der.—On passing sentence, the Chairman with great
energy endeavoured to impress upon the mind of the-1