The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-11 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

THE STATE PRISONERS.
MR.EDITOR-It being stated in yourl'aper,t hat the
Treason these people are charged with, is founded
one recent act, which amends the statute of Ed.
the W. and ordains that a Conspiracy to levy war
is alta proditio, or cfimen lesm nzagistatis, I shall
be glad to know whether this be true. Not hav-
ing seen the act, I doubt it, from its dangerous
extension.

In the case of Lord Russeu., who, at certain
meetings had deliberated an intention for an insur-
rection, but no assassination, it was difficult to
bring him within the Law-of Treason, the mildest
Law for the highest crime among our statutes.
It had been held, that if a man enter into a
conspiracy and a correspondence for a rebellion,
and provided arms and money, yet, if, detected,
and no rebellion followed, he could not be tried
for Treason, as it evinced no intention against the
life of a King. To get over this difficulty it had
been enacted, soon after the Restoration, that
the consulting or intending of a Rebellion was,
during the life of CHARLBS the Second, fligh
Treason. This was justified and more, by the
horror against the Old Whigs, and Popish con-
spirators, than refined justice, and Lord RusseLL
was its victim. So exceptionable a statute, how-
ever, died with the King, and without a single
hope for its resurrection.

Lord RUSSELL'S was a hard case, and the Liw
of it was stretched to the spirit of the times ; as
there was no express proof of his intention to
slay the Sovereign,
Now Sir, it there be a recent act, similar to
what condemned this Nobleman, 1 cannot approve
of it ; as it would enable time servers to construe
a misdemeanour into treason, when no treason had
been actually committed, and only suspected, of
which more when I am favoured with an answer
to your

FRIEND LEX.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 10.7-His MAJESTY has
beeo graciously pleased, by a Royal Grant to the
M►►ster, Fellows, and Scholars of Sr, John's
College in this University, to remove the restric-
tion which prevented the election of more than
taco Fellows from the same county into the
Foundress's Fellowships.—These Fellowships are
now open to all Candidates born in any part of
England or Wales.

William•Blacistone Rennet!, Esq. B. A. Fe!-
low of King's
,College, is elected into one of the
Travelling Fellowships founded by the late Wm.
Worts, Esq.
Chancellor's Medallists.--The Candidates fee
the Gold Medals given annually by the Chancellor
of this University, to two commencing Bache-
lors of Arts, who acquit themselves best in clas-
sical learning, were Messrs. norltio Wadding-
ton, Thomas Pell Platt, and
.Aethur Barron, of
Trinity College. The Examiners announced
their decision on Friday last, as follows :
t, We have decided that the two medallists will
be Dr. Waddington and Dr. Platt, but we post_
pone the decision as to which will be first and
which second, until Monday, the 13th. And we,
have agreed .that Dr. Barron, has passed a very
creditable examination."

Sir William Browne's Medals.—The subjects for
lie present year are,

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FOUND DROvyNED.—Yesterday morning the
body of a respectable looking num, about forty
years of age, was found drowned in the excava-
tion of the Regent's Canal, near Battle Bridge,
'lie body was carried'to the Afaidenhead public-
house, for the .Coronet's Inquee,, lie had no
money in his potketst but one. fartbing, nor any
thing leading to a distovery of' who he. was, ex-
cept a paper, on which was written the words,
"_lnquire for Dyer." fie also had a brad-owl
in his pocket, which led to a supposition of his
being a carpenter.
nap CHATHAM.—WO less than 32 families
were burned out; and 14 families have suffeted
so as to experience a stagnation of their tradeei.
,f)eculationlo a large amount, we hment to find,
was effected by some unprincipled villains, at the
fire, sevetal of whom, however, have since been
commit ted:l6 pr icon, Some horses, 13 bogs, and
ears; 46gs, and birds, were aithibilated by the
dtsouring flame. • •