The Statesman.
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LAW INTYC LLIGENCE. Mr. Bitoosame--.0 I have be ehjectlee : betsege
--.....-... • , lit is my duty to confer with my Client upon this sub.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Nevt.lß • ! ject. Its justice to myself* I consider it necessari,i
: and due to state, however in the thou of the Cou
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**number of Demerre"' exceptions " Ike' stood in that I know nothing of 'the faith, Cr the *ant
the paper this day for ergnmint, but as they were E faith of the Defendant • not do I knit* any thibg if
several' called on, they were 111 obliged to k ''' pus`- ' film, save belt* retained ailisadvocate."
pored; one on account of the einfance of one King's
I Lord Ect.ensottoutra•-•." You asked delay; and
Counsel, and another on acconnit.of the absence of
the Court, therefore, . feiriy concludedion bad sea&
• another King's Counsel, so that *ere was not a sill- .
gle case ready for argument. ...„, '.• .1 questions to ask year Meet, respecting the *neat
• of his.faith—a course to whiCh there could be ne oh-t
This ceased his Ilottot ato reswark,that the absence jectinn.ii . .
in other Courts of the Senior Counsel, employed also Mr. Bitoonttast-L44 My reason for mentioning.
in causes standing hr that Chart for argument, was delay was, the fiet :of the Defendant's affidavit be.'
an evil which had been long and severely felt by the ing doubted, and theammesity which, of consequance,
Lord Chancellor, who had been deliberating in his existed, of ascertaining from him, whether there
own mind, and had also consulted with hitt Ho- was any ether form o swearing which was terlot
now as to the passing of a rule or order which Ovoid ifindinton his cotticience, than the manner in w W/r.
Save the effect of curing, or, at least, of checking this he had already teen sworn." -
evil. 4 practical illustration 'of the fatal effects of The' Defendant here said, if time was hllowed, he
the Present.mode of proceeding, every gentleman Pee- was desirous of complying with every suggestion the
sent had witnessed this day, when, with upwards of 'Court might throw out. '
a dosen of cases standing in the paper for argument,, ford Eurrinostentan-r-" 'The only point the
'the Court was obliged to rise at so early an hour as COurt wish to be satisfied upon h, whether there tat.
twelve o'clock, in coosequeuce of there being nothing any mode of swearing than' on the New Teitantent,
to occupy its tint, and attention. In suck chasm.' which will be word bludiaton the conscience of the
stances the Lord Chancellor had come to the deter. Defendant 1" .
mination of waking an .Order, which would be asr. a Lv.IvoROUGHAM•--44 The Court seems to have begin
speedily protnulgtted, directing that in all cases set acting all along noon the assumption that the De-1
dow to for argument, in the event of the Senior Counsel, fettdant is the author of this libel, which [deny:"
on either or both sides, beittg absent, in consequence . Lord ELLENAIOROUGH-•-.4 The Defendant hat suf.
of their presence being required elsewhere, tne case fered judgMent to go by defauit." 1
*nest still be argued in its order by.the Antler Conn. Mr. Baticanim—" There were counts for editing
sel engaged, and wee might Chance be present; and .as well as writing the libel in question." - I-
the. Order would farther direct, that wherever the I Lord ELceseonotton--J"l'he affidavit of Mitcham
Junior Counsel should also be unprepared to pro. ' states, that he proti need, the original work as his. ow it."
reed in the argument, every case so kituated should , to. BROUGHAM itow asked the Defendant, whether
be struck out of the paper. This Order, his Ho. 1 ttistaii was any other mode of swearing than that which
Dour hoped, would prove a salutary 'remedy of the he had adopted, which would be more binding upon
et it now 60 universally felt .sad justly oemplained , hie
coascience?
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of. The Defendant answered, that he had often sworn

COURT OF KING'Sat.ENON; Nov. 14.

in the same manner before; and that he consieered his
oath on the Testament biudiug both before God and
man. •
The affidavit, aWer this' declaration, was permitted
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teece on the Defendant, aL to comment on the
,enomaity of the ofence imputed to him.
The sentence of the Court was, that he should pay.
line of 2001:tottite King, and be imprisoned for
lb* space of two pare In his Majesty's gaol of News
gate and that her sfoldJ be farther imprisoned till
the ;aid fine warpO.

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.Thi omitest had hut* bkoadolieddik tauter of Weeds,.
hat. Mrs. Cost's refereed lb•defiver. ep the key. to
site chVcbmavdeiti, so that Woods was deprived of
the perrinr.et lisihting the duties of the *See of
UM. was is thoceme time ramp& by.
the )40Oktar Ombra.
Lord LLEWllditollGit saM, the parties had tit
chesperand a far shorter mode of proceeding withik
their own reach than coming is that Court for its lite*
feirasee. instead'of going to the Attorney for ad.
they ought td liars gone to the blacksmith. They
*Wit to have employed the blacksmith to make tire
oecesscry keys, and in tbat way to have got into
session.

.114 r. TADDY observed, they were exeluded from
-the means of exercising *the duties of the office of
.sexton. ' ' •
Lord gitatriritaSiteirtiouglit, in that too they
thigh have righted themselves, without coming to the
Court. They had only, having procured the assist.
ande of the blacksmith, by supplying them with
keys, thereby potting them in possession, to go to
work in the exercise of the duties of the office of
sexton, and if they were molested in the peaceful
dischirige of those duties, they might then have pro-
ceeded against the intruders_ for, a hindrance and
trespasv-Rule refused.

raz,LUNDON GAZETTE, Nor. is.

111137111tY PROMOTIONS.

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• Wis•olles, Neu. 15, 1814.
itegisorst cif nrigiana. Capt. Edward Page Turner, from
4 .he letts Lied • Drageoss, se be (*stain of a Truop, r ice
Jones, who exchanges. •
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Captain Simeon Henry
Mitutn, from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a
Troop, vice rierwood, who exchanges.
tient. Cho. Evetaleld; from ditto, to be Lieutenant, vice
Lord George .Lennox, who exchanges.
10th Ditto, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Robert Manners, from the !3d
Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Palmer,
who exchanges.

4 Major the Hon. H. C. Lowther, froM the 41st Foot, to be Ma-
jor. vice Itobarts. appointed to the 24th Light Dragoons.
To be Capt.tios of Troops—Brevet Major R. J. Thornton,
from the 914 Light Dragoons, vice Lloyd, who exchanges ;
Captains 11. C. Stapylton, from the 90th Light Dragoons,
John -nod, f' The

. _ vice Harding, who- exchanges; -10 Gurw. ,' from th.
to be read. In it the Defendant stated, that. 1 9th I.igat Dragoons, vice Stuart, who exchanges; Charles
work, Ecce Homo, was the second edition of a work Wood. from the 18th Light Dragoons, vice Smyth, who ex=
which was published about 15 years ago, and which p Frh;trongees, tr
Iy:tee:Lae Jo
nges .netsi,enfrryonii the 3d Dragoons,
Lighttice
was a translation from the French of Boulanger.— ; Dragoons, vice Ghent,' who exchanges; ; and the Hon. John
About two years since, in the course of a conserse.l Jones, from the 17th Light Dragoons, vice Fitzclarence,
Lion which he had with a respectable biil.broket,
' Tow eaehangek Verne aa; n J. W. Parsons, from the 22d
named Webb, he was informed that Daniel laic i Light Dragoons, vice Fitzclarence, who exchanges ;W. S.
Eaton had resolied to republish Ecselloino. This 1 %alto, fromilteml3llthetrt Dragoons,
e vice Wombwell. who
led to an admission, on Ws part, that he had a copy ethe Marquis Of Worcester,°rs, from,
wh exe 14tha Light e Idkuardo iazri
George
of that work in his possession. In consequence of Lennox, from the 9th Light Dmgaons,bvice Evendield, who
thii admission, he was applied to, to undertake the 131ifeitttoni,es*Lientenant George Wombwell, from the 10th Light
fatisioa of the second edition. At first he refused, i Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, who exchanges.
from a consciousness of its dangerous tendency ; but ' 114tb Ditto, Lieliesienry marquis of Worcester, from the 10th
finding that Daniel Isaac Eaton was determined to
gest Dragoon, to be Lieutenant, vice Morshead, who ex-
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publish the work at ail risks, he was induced to edit 16th Ditto, W. H. Ball, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
it .-... a determination was strengthened ' detination which by his iebY. Creed in the Ist Dragoons.
18 n Ditto, tan]. Joseph Smith, from the 10th Light Dm-
distress at that period, and by-the wants of a family' 't
goons, to be Captain of a Troop, vice Wood, 'whit es.
of a wife and six children. He then went to Mitcham, changes.
the printer, to whom he stated the fact of the work -
To be Captains of Troop9nts-hCagptlnt's Benjamin Ilardin,.• from
being a translation, which had before been published, l' the 10th Light Dragoons, vice Stapyiton, who exchanges;
and of which the manuscript he produced was a lite. f and Robert Giveen, from Ditto, vice James Floyd, who ca-
rat cop,. The affidavit then went on to state, that Jifilanteti, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice lit`Derniott,
Daniel Isaac Eaton received at first 45 per coot. pris.4...,9r^,ntei -
tof Light Dragoons, Capt. J. R. L. Lloyd, from
'lt. for selling -the hook, and. afterwards GO per cent. -41st "lib to he Captain of a Troop, vice
for the sam..perpose; and finally to serfottli,: '. Thonnthe 1 on", who eirh.3guaachangesg:
wit
fad of his having restrained the sale since the pro. Ifid Ditto, Lieutenant Henry Fitzclarence, from the 10th
Light Dns. to be Lieutenant, vice Parsons, who ez-
secution of Daniel Isaac Eaton, and his readiness 1 changes. ragoo
to give up the numbers which still remained in his 23d Ditto, Col. Charles Palmer, from the 10th Light Dragoons,
hands. , • I to. be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lord R. Mainers, who
ngex-
An additional affidavit of the Defendant's was tDitto, Brevet Lient..Col. G. J. Roberts, from the 10th
in, stating, that the libel in question merely contain. I Light Dragoons, to be Major, without purchase, vice New-
Pit I fres'
et; extracts from the works of Gibbon and berry, promoted. other littoßleivmen6as.t of Fvootita u
Tin.salra:n. Awmilweiesozne, from the 92d Foot,
'authors, which were publicly sold it' all the honks
sellers' shops in London. 6th Ditto, Ensign James D. Chambers, frobarr 15th Foot, to
belga, vice Rose, who retires upon the half-pay of the
To thia•wis added, the affidavit of Joseph Webb,
bill-broker, embroiling the first affidavit of the De. go dittot.Quarter-Master.Serjeant Samuel Reves to be Quer-
fendant. ter-Master, vice Dam deceased.
The ATTOastElf-GaNaltAL then addressed the 1,7, 11.41 ' , 9lst Ditto.
Lieutenants, by purchase-Ensign H. K. Stret-
Coast, ,dud said, that. in praying judgment on the i To be
from the 49th Foot, vice Wharrie, who retires ; and
Defendant, he considered it unnecessary to make! Thomas Trail!, Gent. by parebase, vice Sutherland, pro-
any remarks on the libel which had been just .read, ' 99th
Dille, Qoarteo.Master-Serjeant Thomas Trotter to be Ad-
the enormity of which seemed to have been fully ad. . latent (with the rank ef Ensign), vice Latham, who resigns
witted by the concurrent disgust which was man' the Aikpitantev only.
„Nth Ditto, Acting Quarter-Master-fie 1 r.,eant --.--- William-
tested by every individual who had heard it. I
could not help observing, however, that the sa artdson, in be Quarter-Master. vice Wilson, deceased.
334 Ditto, Emig, John Archbold to be Lieutenant, without
or the Defendant, in .which he bad gd nil tted thercian. I _ j).urehase, vice Beauelerk, appointedh to the Toth Foot.
• ' 1 33th Ditto Aletander Duke milton Gent, to be Ensign,
gerous tendency of'the libel, which; for the perPoies . vice Meredith.'
deceased.
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of gain, he had edited, bad, instead of justifying his ' 39th Ditto, Serjesint-Major M' Nabb to be Adjutant (with
copduct, aggravated his offence, and left him one*. I 'therms* of Ensign), vice Newport, who resigns the A.-dju-
i Macy only.
cased to meet that sentence which it was the duty of 's7th Ditto, Thomas Daniel Anderson, Gent, to be Ensign, by
the Court to pronounce. . pnrrhase, vier Cowling woo retires.
fromwate7reti2d
.Foot, to be Ma-
Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Court in mitigation i 1164johtDigi°' (r7aPt,t.' He4c7 Haim,
of punishment, and contended, that instead of Daniel [Ensign gliato Gillespie, from the :Sib Foot, to he Lieute-
Isaac Eaton being the tool of the Defendant, as had I mat, by poichase, iii.ft Richardson, promoted.
Cunningham 7 to be Captain of a Coin-
'been inderted on a former occasion, the case _.,. i 80th Ditto: Lieut.
Jelin
^" pony. vice Spooner, killed 'traction.
precisely the reverse. lie hoped the same measure ' Ensign Wm. Leader t 6 be Lieutenaut, vice Cunningham.
of mercy, therefore, which had been shown to Da- . tre'lliniac!'• Gent- to he Ensign, vice Leader.
, D tto, EwaM,Lauchlan, frmn the Ist Foot, to be
niel Isaac Eaton, when he was brought up to receive i Ensigo, vice 51oderson, who exchanges.
the judgment of the Court, would be extended to 44th Ditto, Ensign Jas. Rutherford to be Lieutenant, by par-
the present 'Defendant, who, of the two, had been ,a,,,,e.avictiecamptilerrox;edijrcohatt, from haft-pay of
least criminal. Iteeonolitsion, adverting to 'that $ the 2d dragoons, to be First Lieutenant, vice Lawson, who
had passed in the eorly, part of these proceedings, he i exchange.
hopeil he might be *Bowed to observe, that those ' 99th I"u'vic?ltt-
niCeleoprromTotrldou to be Major, without pur-
who did not go about bawling forth their faith were i Item. John Thomson to be Captain of a Company, vice
net the least sincere in their eel glens feelings. Tryon.
101 th Ditto Major Robert. Moodie to be Liest.-Colonel, vice
Sir Slime LE BLANC then proceeded to pass sen. DrommoOd killed in action.
:A 'tale R. Leonard. •be M 'ice Moodie.

Capt; 10 - vice morrow.
Sd West India Regiment, Milli Cumming, Gent. to he Ensign,
without purchase, vice A. 1). Gordon, whose appointment
has not taken place.
lit Garrison-Battalion, Brevet .Major Henry Oglander, from
the 47th Foot, to be Ma,jor, vice Nestor, deceased.
Qd Ditto, Ensign John Minty to be Lieutenant, vice Wythe,
deceased.
W. Harly„Gent. to be Ensign, vice Minty.
floyill'lrderan Battalion, Lieut. F. M'lnnes, from the4th
Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Patton, placed oa
the List.
Canadian Feoeibles, Brevet Major James C. Fulton, from the
th Foot, to be Major, vice Cockburn, promoted in the
New 'Bititiskick Fenelblea.
New Braasitick Pencibles—Major Francis Cockburn, from the
Canadian Fenciblet, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Garrison Companies.
To be Captahil—Capittini Alexander Sutherland, late of tile 4th
Royal Veteran Battalion t and Augu-tus C. Mercer, Nat
the 9th Foot.
To be Lieutenant—Went? David Sutherland, lute of the 4th
Royal Veteran &Malian.
-rope linsign--Sorjeapt-hlajor James Kirkwood, from the 9th
Royal Veteran Battalion.
"BR EV ET. •
IColooelAleirtoder Benison, of the. Hon. Fast India Companri
Service, to be 'llajor-Getiend id the Island of St. Helena
'halY. • •
34eisti.-CoL.Edas.Rellly Cope, on half-pay of the late Irish Few
L tibks. to I>e CAllinet hi the Army.
ttUrbsise HMI*, dig la Flue to be Lisestimult-Coloserin
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