The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-06 00:00:00

NAVAL COURTS-MARTI AL.

At a Court-Martial assembled on board his Ma-
jesty's ship Queen Charlotte, in Portsmouth Har-
bour, on the Ist September, 1817, and tonti-
tined by adjournments to the following day; pre-
sent--

Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson, Dart. Captain of Lis
Majesty's ship Roc!doll, and second-Officer in Command of
his Alajesty's Ships and Vessels at Spitbead, and in Ports-
mouth Harbour, President ; Captains 'Thomas Alexander,
Edmond Boger; Sir James Lucas Yeo, Frederick
Hickey.

'rise Court proceeded to try Thomas Stokes,
Master Commanding his 'Alajesty's store-ship li'e-
royante, on the following Charges, exhibited
against him by Mr. Edward Bedford fkimilton
Pin, Acting Master, late of his Majesty's ship
Charwell, then a Supernumerary on board the
Prevoyame, viz.:--

Ist, For unofficerlike and onzentlemanlihe conduct in col-
taring and pushing him, the said Mr. Pint, on the quarter-
deck of his Majesty's ship Prevoyante, on the evening of the
10th August, 1817.

2d, For oppression, in unjustly placing him under arrest,
and detaining him in Funtinement until the present perio,t, al-
thong') he, ,1l r. Stuttes, said. on his, Mr. Pint's, leaving the
deck, he had been guilty of ❑o impropriety. •

The Co rt %vas of

That, although it appears that the said Mr. Thomas Stolies
did posit the said Mr. Edward Bedford Hamilton Pint, in
order to induce him to obe the ord.. r repeatedly git en by Mr.
stokes to e.o from the weather to she lee side of the quarter-
deck, to enable hint to carry on Cite duty of the ship, that the
S itne was not done in an onollieerlike Or Ulielo femanlihe
manner; that Mr. Pim was it it at the time in any uniform ;
that Mr. Stohas was not then aware of the rank he held in
the Navy ; and t!lat he was actuated by a zealous desire to
nmintain the discipline of the syn. rel,ei ling a rEsube-
dicoce of his orders; and the Court is further of opinion. that
the remainder of the Char4es nat.(' nut been proved against
the said .li. Thomas St hes, and Both adjta,,e to he ;Le-
goitted ; the said Mr. Thomas Stokes is !tetchy acquitted
accordingly.
(Signed) Alt1;11. CM.I.• DICKSON.
THOMAS .A LEXANDEit, (A.)
80(.4E1t.
JAM ES LUCAS YEO.
FR. 1 1 iCK
GREETH A 7.1, Deputy Judge Advocate
of the Fleet.

At a C.inrt Martial assembled on board his
11.1ajesty's ship Queen Charlotte, in Portsmouth
flarbour, on the 2d September, 1817, and conti-
nued by atljourututnt to the following day,

Present—Sir Archibald Collin,zwood Dickson, Bart. Cap-
tain of his Majesty's ship nochfort, and Second Ofii,...er in
command of his 'lajcsty's ships and vessels at ~Pithead
in Portsmouth Harbour, President; Captains Thomas Alex-
ander, Edmund Boger, Sir James Lucas Yen, K.C.B. Wit-
iiain Fisher, Frederic!, Macy.

The Court proceeded to try Mr. Thomas Stokes,
Master, comtnan;!ing his Majesty's store-ship Pre-
voyante, on the following charge preferred against
him by Lieutenant Hugh Clipperton, late of his
Majesty's ship Confiance, then a Supernumerary
on board the Prevoyante,

For a breach of the 33d Article of War, on the 17th Aug.
1817, in tyrannically and oppressively placing and confining
him, his superior Officer, under an arrest, without a due and
sufficient cause, and that alleged merely on the word of the
Second Master, then Officer of the Watch, without even exa-
mining or asking the opinion of a single person present when
the occurrence took place.
The Court wns of opinion—
That the charge has not been proved against the said Mr.
Thomas Stokes, arid do adjudge him to be fully acquitted.

And the Court feel it their duty to, observe, that in the
midst of the difficulties which surrounded Mr. Stokes from
the crowded state of the Officers, who were Supernuwerari ea.
on hoard, many of whom appear to ►share erroneously con-
ceived thas because they were of , a rank on the list of the
Royal Nary superior to that of the Commander of his Ma-
jesty's store-ship Prevoyaute, their authority continued to
them whilst such Supernumeraries on board her, and several
of them to bare conducted themselves with great insubordi-
nation, and one Lieutenant to have refused to exert his in-
fluence to suppress a tumult in the gun-room at ten o'clock
at night. Mr. Stokes appears to hove conducted himself
with great propriety, moderation, and knowledge of the ser-
vice; and the said Mr. Thomas Stokes is hereby fully ac-
quitted.
(Signed) ARCH. COLL. DICKSON.
THOMAS ALEXANDER, (A.)
E. BOGER.
JAMES LUCAS YEO.
WILLIAM FISHER.
F. HICKEY.
MS. GREETHAM, Deputy Judge Advocate
of the Flcm:.

A Cumous FACT.--Two Gentlemen walking in
St. James's-street, espied a fellow saunteriftg
about, -whom they knew to be a noted pick-
pocket. In order to afford themselves a' little di-
version, and to try the rogue's skill-and expertness,
one of them pulled -his handkerchief a liule •wav
out of his pocket, taking care to secure it at the
bottom, by means of a pin, 'so that it could not
be -taken away without detection. They then
passed this light-fiugered gentleman once or twice.
At last., attracted by the hair, .he made np to
them, and, coming up in close contact, excused
himself for having pushed against them, and went
on. The Gentlemen then referred to their pockets,
and found the handkerchief remained just as they
had placed it ; this produced some merriment be-
tween them, and they laughed most heartily at
the thought of having, as they conceived, been
too much for the skill and ingenuity of the pick-
pocket. IV and bye, however, one of the Gen-
tlemen had occasion for his pocket-book, in which
was his money, to pay for an article which he
was purchasing at a shop—but to to his extreme
mortification, the pocket-book was gone ! The
contents were one and two-pound notes, amount-
ing to six or eight pounds.

FRAT/146.—We gave an accourtf, a fewdbys since,
of a female having defrauded Mrs. Austin, mil-
liner, of Red Lion-passage, of bonnets and ar-
ticles of millinery, by representing herself as en
upper servant of the Duchess of Roxburgh, to
whose house the articles were carried, and the
swindler, by stratagem, get possession of them,
and sent the shop-woman home, for other articles.
The same woman is levying contributions on
shop-keepers- Still: She obtained a necklace of
Mr. Frith, jeweller, in Chapel.street, Oxford-
street, -on' Wednesday, by representing herself as
lady's-niaid to Mrs. Malthorn, of Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy-sqaare. The jeweller's boy took the ar-
ticle to the house, accompanied by the female, and
she took it from him on the area steps, and de-
sired him to wait there, as there was an objection
to strangers going below, a robbery, having been.
lately committed. She soon returned, and ob-.
served That the housekeeper had fallen in love
with the-article, and desired the lad to return for
another to match it. He did so, and lost the
property. _The -swindler bad inquired for a ser-
vant below. • •

ANTIQUITIES.

ANTIQUITIES DISCOVERED UPON THE SCITE QF
THE OLD DOLPHIN INN, CAMBRIDGE.

We have purposely forborne from giving any'
account of the remarkable subterraneous treasure
lately discovered in this place, in the hope that
the workmen, by whom it WR3 brought to light,
would be induced to given faithful narrative of the
transaction. Some part of this treasure, however,
still remains concealed; and more has, perhaps,
been consigned to the melting pot; we shall not,
therefore, longer delay gratifying the curiosity of
our readers.

On Saturday, August 23, as some workmen
were digging for the foundation of a building, in
the cellar of the Uld Dolphin Jon, below the spot
once occupied by the !ate Alderman Newling's
coal-yard, about tour feet bout the surface, they
struck into a soil of black mould, above 'whicb.
the ground had been artificially raised, piobably
when the Dolphin Inn was erected. Here they
found the mouldered remains of a leather bag, out
of which there fell, jingling, a parcel of gold rings,
containing precious stones, in very a ncieut set-,
tiny ; also some oid silver coins, a:du other articles
of value, the whole of which %vitt pet haps lint be
known. The workmen beginning aftet wards to
quad rel about the l ty, news -of the discovery
reached the owner of the estate, who has reco-
vered 1 part of the property. It consists 01 the
follow in:: curious reliques ; which have remained
buried ti.e, hundred! and fifty years, as ‘vill appear
by the sequel ; and about seventeen p Ors betotz
the buildnig of St. Peter's College, or the t 01111.4
nation of this university. We shall describe the
different articles, as we hare seen them, in nume-
rical order :

1. A.Sapphire, rudely set in its natural form; in a rinzof
pure gold; ‘veighing with t tic stone, 4 pennyweights, 9 graitts•.
Snell u rine; was tal,en out of the coffin of John de Foutibus,
Bishop of Ely, who died 1225.

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2. An Amethyst, ditto, weighing 2 pennyweights, 8 grains.
3. Ditto, ditto, weighing t pennyweight, 19 grains.
4. Itobv, ditto, weighing 33 grains.
5. Small gem, unknown, weighing with the ring, 21 grains,
G. Large brooch of pure gold, mounted in silver ; the silver
()clog completely mineralised, and converted into a Muriate ;
originally studded with rubies, one of which remains; the
whole of curious workmanship ; its weight equals au ounce,
wanting only ti 3 grains.
7. Small brilliant gold Fleur de Lis, broken from some
triulet that has disappeared ; it is more like the Florentine
than the French Fleur de Luce.
S. Piece of Coral set in silver.

9. A collection of Silver Pennies of Henry the Third, struck
in his fifty-first year; about which time they seem to hare
been buried. These Pennies were called stcrlings; sod it was
enacted that each of them should weigh " hirty-two wheat
morns in the lit id•st of the ears ?" which is their exact weight
at the present moment, weighed against the wheat corn of tins
present year, in cases where 'be Coins are perfect. Some of
them are rather decomposed than worn ; and they are nos(
brittle, as they were when they were sit ;it being usual
to break them for small payments. In time reign of Henry the
Third,four quarts of ale sold for a penny : Barley bring two,
shillings per quarter. Upon these Pennies the head of the
King appears in full face, in front, with the legend Henricus
Rex. 111., or Terci. The reverse has a douideeross extending
to the edge of the Coin, and three Pellets in each quarter.--
(Cambridge Chronicle, Srpt. 4.)

The LORD CHIEF BARON passed the awful sen-
tence of Death on eleven prisoners, capitally con-
vieted at the Carlisle Assizes. Before he pro.
trounced it he appeared much effected. He ob-
served it was certainly the roost awfully painfitt
duty any man could have to diselialge, to order
his fellow mortals to be put to death ; but the laW
had fixes that punishment to crooeb of ,vhich the
prisoners were found guilty, and he was compelled
to obey its dictates. On some of the prisoners
craving mercy, his Lordship said be considered it
a mercy to the community to get epic of prup!a
who,could commit such crimes, therefore, if he
were actuated by a consideration or mercy, it
would be to condemn them, however paintA the
task. Still it was in the Prince RegeftCs
discre-
tion to meliorate the punishment, if it should be•
told him they were deserving obiecfa. Ilk Lord-
ship conjured them all to turn their atten, ion
towards toe Welfare of their souls, and remain in
full expectation of suff.:ring the awful sentence.