The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

'CAMBRIDGE, MARcH 6.

The ChanCcAlor's Gold Medal: for the best proficients in
classicafleaining wining the commencing Bachelors of _Arts,
were_ on Friday last adjudged 'to ilr. ConflOp Thirlwal Land
Mr. Gorge titotinforth, both
,of Trinity College. The other
Candidates, whOe naint,s are mentioned in the Order of the
Tripos„ are considered by the Examiners to have-done them-
selves great credit
Malkin, Trinity College, Ellis, Trinity' College,
Fisher, Trinity College, I liiltlyard, St. John's.
The subject of the Seatoniatt Prize Poem fur the ensuing
Scar is Deborah.
Wig most probable that the representation of this borough
will be coctest et! at the ensuing general election, Henry John
Adeane, Esq. having announced his intention of offering
himself as One of its Representatives in thetnext Parliament.
'The Rev. John Blackborn, B. A..of St. John's College, has
been licensed, by his Grace the Archbishop of York, to the
perpetual Curacy of Attercliffe cum Darnall, on the nomina-
tion of the Rev. Mr. Sutton, Vicar of Sheffield.

Mr. Henry Kirby. B. A. of Clare Hall, was lately elected
Fellow of that Society.

THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON

On Saturday a General Meeting- of the Direc-
tors and Officers of The Highland Society of
Loudon was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, to
Make the usual arrangements for the Annual. Din-
ner, which is invariably held on the Anniversary
of the Battle of Alexandria. At this Aleetingse-
vOal valuable communications on many interest-
ing subjects were teatl by the Secretary, Dr.
MAcxt NNON. That from the Rev. Dr. DEWAR,
on the want of Churches in, the Highlands of
Scotland, attracted great attention ; and we hope
the liberality of the -Legislature will not he con-
fined to England in the proposed Grant for Bnild-
jug Churches, but . be extended to Scotland and
Ireland. The other interesting communication
made at this Meeti-ng was respecting the Gaelic
Dictionary, which is now preparing for the press
in Scotland, under the direction and 'immediate
soPerintendae cc. of two eminent Scholars'—and
we understand considerable progress has been
made in the work. The Highland Society of
London has subscribed one hundred guineas to-
wards it,. and we believe many of the Members
have individually subscribed for it. We have no
doubt but when the Prospectns of this great un-
dertaking is made known to -the Heads of the
Colleges in
.the English Universities, they will,
with their accustomed liberality, promote it.

A letter from Dublin, dated the 3cl 'lnstant,
says, " Sir CH-ARLES. ORMSBY died suddenly on
Monday. nit;ht. Mr. MAN GRADY, the Junior
Counsel to► the Commissioners, will succeed him
as First C►►unsel; and Mr. LESLIE FOSTER will
have the latter appointment, worth, it is said,
30004: a year. Sir CHARLES ORMSBY had only
one day.,s•illnesS. His complaint was gout in the
stomach,"

,SOUTH SEA FlSllERY.—Ffirther, accounts have
been received from the Hydra South Sea man,
Captain l USSI L, of this port, by which it appears,
that at the end of July last she had 170 barrels
of sperm oil on board, he'sides a whale alongside.
The Hydra left Plymouth '26th of 'February,
1.817, since which the Wanderer has sailed from
Dock for the Fishery ; and in a few weeks the
Prince of Wales is expected to sail on . the short
voyage, for black oil, eec. We believe that the
first whaler from this port, the Countess'ot Morley,
may be expected home in a few months—(Ply-
mouth Telegraph, March 7.)
DESPERATE SUlClDE.—Mr.Saninel Bray, Sin,.
geon, of Brick-lane, IVlritecharl, cinutnitted the
following dreadful act of suicide on
,Saturday.
About• two o'clock on the afternoon of that'
day, the unfortunate young man went into. the.
shop of Mr. Kent, chemist and druggist, in the
same street, and appeared quite deranged ; .there
was no person in the shop at the time hot the
shooman, who became alarmed at behaviour :
at I,:ngth Mr. Bray jumped uptin the counter,,
and grasping a large bottle containing some
poisonous medicine (with which he was well
acquainted) he drank oil' the whole contents'
then senting'himself on a stool in about a minute
be tell on the floor, he was-,seized with convul,
sinus and died before any remedy could be adminis-
tered.. The onfortturate young man was son to a
respectable -centleman, and serves) his 'time with
Mr. Kent, in whose shop he committed the fatal
act ; ,afterwards he was married, middle has lett a
wife and two children 'to deplore his loss., Ile
had been for some time in great distress, owing
to his being out of a situation, and became in a
desponding state.
The line-of-battle ships Victorious, Yolk, and
Swiltsure, are rimier inspection, at Portsmouth,
to- ascertain (ill conformity with au order)
how long they. may ibe actively employed with-
out repair. •It is conjectured that it is intended
to pay the amount of the Slave-renunciation
1114/11Cy to Spain iu ships of war. .
The great Rise' u IVines is attributed by some
to a Monopoly, by others to a Scarcity of Wine OF
a tine quality, with an increasing demand ; hut we
suspect in sonic measure owing to the Office-
keepers advertising to give Witte gratis to their
Customers in 'Mee or Four Pipes at ti tithe, and
inviting them to choose it themselves ; nor -is it
I.ktly that Me price will be itriver until thiS Lot-.
fiery is over, ;rod all Ihe , Pipes of Port 'given to
eurchasers are select&d.

A new
.Satirical Novel, called " The Stevie,"
is no the eve of appearing. Pohlie curiosity is
4relly excited towards this- prod.netion, which is
,U.pected to he from the pen c)f a rnan of high
tashipo. 'li►e, hero of the tale is reported to be
► diStiogoisliej Scotch Peer upward; of a lion-
dyed other characters 'are also said to be drawn
to tile lite by the Author.

PnOTEsT

r.NTF.III.I) ON THE 301,ENxLs' OF THE HOUSE OF

LokiDs, AGAINST TIIE IND: MNITY FILL.

DISSENTIENT;

Because it is manifest that there has been no widely spread
traitorous conspiracy, nor even any extensive disalfeetion IU
the Government, since tiu, Secret COminitte-e, wtios, report is
the sole foundatfon of this proceeding, no themselves express
their satisfaction in deliver ing their decided opinion, that not
only the conittry'fit general, but in those districts where; the
designs of the disaffected were the most actively anti unre-
' mittingly empl,yed, the great toady of the pc. poi i t re-
mained ditiaiiat,', o'ol during periods ot the greatest internal
and distress;" xtat in g• fart r /alts," that the
insurgents- were not formidable .by their numbers, though
actinerd by an atrocious spirit, and that though the tititpiage
used by in:1)1y persons engaged in this enterrrise, and parti-
cularly by their leaders, left no room to (litany that their ob-
jects were the Overthrow of the Established Government, yet
'that such object•s' were extravagant when compared with the
inadiiinive means which they wissessed ; and I hat not finding'
their confOcratra hatfarrivcd, as expected; to their support,
and that in the villages through which/they passed a strong
indisposition being manifested against their cmue and pro-
ject, some of theta had thrown away their pikes tu,nfitre the
military apikm'ed, and that on -the first slew of. force lead
dispersed—their leaders attempting in rant
.2d—Because in such a state of things so considingly de-
scribed by the Committee, mid so almost lodicrimsl iestrttc-
tied of every idea of an-armed rebellion, or Cwirz,i,,is
inst,tr-
rectiutt, more especially by •a Government sup.iorted by such ,
an nista:late-41 people, and such au immense ni efy force, we
cannot but thtlik that a -different and less al -inning conrse

ought in wise policy to have been pursped, and that tranquil-
lity inOit have been equally restored by a vigorous exccu-
,tion of the ordinary Inns, and the exertions of a vigilant Ma-
gistracy, without any suspension of the public freedom, since
it is the prompt selection and speedy execution of (ljeW pal-
pable offenders, rather than delayed proceedings agaiost num-
bers upon doubtful testimony, that invest the Courts of Jus-
tice with a salutary terror and' force..
3d—Because the departure front this just and judicious
mode of- proceeding gave au indiscriminate importance to
the accused, whilst it exposed the administration of the Go-
vernthent to a dangerous disrespect.'
4111—Because even when the Act of Habeas_ Corpos is sus-
pended, 'none on that account ought to he apprehended upon
questionable suspicion, or, to use the hinguage of the Report,
upon " such expectations of evidence as Ministefs have un-
avoidably reliticihished," but upon such grounds ()lily as
would, be just, warrants for arrests and trials bi ordinary
times, the only legal effect. of the Siispension being, that it
suspends the deliverance of the ac,7used ; we think,therefore,
that a general Indemnity fur such lc merons na-I long. im-
prisonments ought not even to have ben proposed to Par-
liament, until an opeu andimpartial.invesiigalion had taken

lace.
sth—Because, from the mistaken principle of this Bill,
pant:ions and meritorious illcgilitY are squatty protected, ou
the fal'se and unfounded aSsumption ►bat inforjuations ought
to be indiacriminatet# and perpetually secret, lint even if we
could agree that whilst traitorous conspirators_ are actually its
force, and extraordinary powers in action for theii- sat,pres-
sio►s, secrecy could in-all cases be justified, yet we never could
consent to its continuance after order was restored ; the law,'
being then sufficient to protect good subjec►s for having tro-
nestly discharged their duties, and bre:lose bolding out such
general prospects of Indemnity is a, dangerous encourage:
anent to mercenary Informers, who make an infa nous ttatfi3
in the lives and liberties of mankind, kkceiving allCidis4rioc,n;
the Government, wlnist they betray the intim:tut whom► they
assns.

(411—Because it is not the nce(vionai resurt to such secret
and invure solaces of evidence in cases of obvioas mcessity,
but the. storstematie enepuragentrnt of it, whiat we e.meelve is
sanctioned•by this Bill, that we protest against and condefflu,
sinet the successful prosecutions of the worst tr:.itors toil li-
bellers can bring no security to the Govt.!, violent of ttois coun-
try, unlets the conduct of its Ministers anti of its Parliament,
by a faithful adherence to the free principles of the-Consti-
tution, shall constantly expose the vial golly of their treasons
and the falschoo4 of their libellous conapiaiot.
KING, -ERSKINE,
,AUCKLAND, CA RNA P.VON,
VASSAL HOLLAND GAO,VENt)It,
LAN•q)OVV.S,E, • 1,;•1,171W,RD.11,E, •
. • ROSS LYN , • NI ( )tiTl,O RD.