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.11111 a peellaukke .opposition to the Marquis of
la the Cousellaltialskitto.
kThir Thertie dem ha had used any such worth,
ter utlaetlif lap sod leodepoyHer. on the contrary, had said
tineWein& k Mow ail .Itersorable in that gentleman to
VIA hPlai olatiammai r bet k would be in the recollection of
eleeVedidee me bow lati that be considered it unfortunate that
the tarlatan of thee iloopurable Proprietor had not been destroyed,
shoe dim esessino of It bad bees dose away by the delivery of the
semen&
lute ate! the Moo. Baronet for his courteous es-
plmation. The Hem. then adverted to the opinion ex-
reseed by the Marquis at ' that he (Mr. Stuart) was per.
tonally opposed to him. Me WNW to dimlaim any sentiment of
personality towards the Noble Lord; he was not conscious that he
bad had any difleemnee with him (the Marquis) but upon public
oneserres. He would sow seep what hadinfluenced his conduct in
the two transactions in which be had bees concerned, viz. the Au-
rungsbad arrangement. and the 60 lac loan. Having ascertained
the very dietressed corelitices of the Plisaar's Government, it would
be affectation in him if he did not admit that he imputed the cause
of it to the influence of the home of Patten and Co., rind such
being his impression, he recommended inquiry. That inquiry
did not prove satiefeetory, sod the Council agreed to a reference
to the Accountara-Genend. In consequence of this, the Aeon's•
neat-General suggested that Palmer and Cc. should be called upon
to deliver their accounts relating to theAurungabad Contract.
A letter was accordingly written; hut before the accounts were
sent. Sir Wm. Rumbold arrived from Hyderabad, and objected
to the production of them. He plc Stuart) would appeal to the
Clan. whether that did net justify him in considering Sir William
Ruirthold connected with the House of Palmer and Co. ? The
anountOwere at length sent, and he wished the accounts to he
discussed; but the Council thought they ought not to be. Sir W.
R. called upoo him to examine the accounts, and his(3lr. Ses)answee
`was, that he was willing to do scr, but he should leave it is the
majority of the Council. He (Mr. Stuart) certainly saw the at.'
counts, and had formed some general notion of them, but had not
nspeeted them thnroughly. It was the business of the Secretary to
leaks out the minute, and he (Mr. Stuart) bad nothing to do with it
mete than the Honourable Baronet himself. The objections to the!
inquiry were reduced to two, but he thought those were not good.
He could not agree to those accounts without an investigation ; and
be would ask, whether these thiege were sufficient to juatity the
imputation which had been cast against him ? There were strong
reasons why that House ought not to have expected high
merest. For they had that sanction of the British Government
which was equivalent to the strictest guarantee, and they
ought not therefore to have received so high a rate of interest.
He did not call upon the Proprietors to acquiesce in all the reason-
ing which had directed him hut he asked whether they would not
admit this to have been sufficient to convince a public man in the
holuturable discharge of his public conduct. The next transaction
in which he was engaged was that of the 60 lac lean. Ile would re-
ter the Honourable Proprietors to the letter in the 37th page of the
printed papers, to show how hi, conduct was influenced on that etc-
emits?. When he was in the Council of Bengal, expressing his
bumble opinions in the discharge of his duty, to a manner which
bethought he had te-lay sufficently shown, could lAA be very et&
Cient, he little thought heshould ever have to vindicate them in a
crowded rt of Englishmen ; but although he was not possessed
of powers equal to those who were opposed to him, he had the
coasemosnees of knowing that his conduct had been influenced by
the purrs: motives, and that his own heart acquitted Min of being
actuated by any other feeling than an anxious desire to do his
aluty. (Cheers.)
Ar. Weever supported the amendment In a speech of consider-
ength.
Sir LH...ALES Foasis observed, that much had been said of
he enormous interest taken by the Ileum of Palmer and Co. Ile
though', how.ver, that not a gentleman present would hare lent
their property at such a risk upon the same terms as Palmer and
Co. die. He de Tared, upon his honour, he would not then nor
since have had his property so Tiskri for more than the rate of in-
terest received by, or rather agreed to be paid to, Palmer and Co.
He mid agreed to her paid, for they had not vet received one far.
thing of it, and it was doubtful whether they ever would. He
would base at any time rather lent his mono) to the Company at
9 per curt. than to the Native Goverometta at 24 per cent. He
had not shoe that which many Honourable Proprieties bad
done—he had net reed Abet book that was lefuee them et—
but be had read enough to convince him that the arrange-
ment, of Palmer and Company with the )'cam were mo-
derate. (Hear, hese) Moderate. he would repeat, in comparison
to what had been deislanded by other parties. He begged to relate
what heel occurred during Lord Wellesley's Administration. Soon
after the arrival of that Noble Lord in India, in 1798, prepara-
tion, were making for the Baser war, which had just broken out.
So great was the scarcity of nioney that every meets were used by
Lord Wellesley to raise soon..
One of those means was a public
advertisement, ire crtel in the Bentsvy Corrier on the 18th Au.
gust, lege, under the signature of the Secretary to the Governor,
which prepcstd to pay 6-per cent. to any paint who Cu desirous
to pey money into the Treasury, which would be nisee transfer-
rable at per on the Government of Bengal. He found from me-
tan documents that no less than 34 rer cent. was paid by
way of intt.est, and a bonus to those who subscribed. This
wee a proof that money could rot always be obtained
epen such ressinable terms in India tie some Honourable
Proprietor, conceived. These were facts which he had witnessed.
Now, he would ask, which was worse to receive, e 4 peat cent. from
the Hon. Company, or 24 per cent. from the Nizain ? In the use
ho had mentioned, the lenders had a guarantee, but in the case of
essrs. Palmer and Co. there was, indeed, something which the
Hon. Proprietor (Mr. Stuart) called a guarantee, but was neither
one thing nor the other. In regard to the Hyderabad question, he
did not think that there was any thing in the Marquis of due.
ings' conduct that was wrong. He did not see how the Marquis
cculd have accomplished teat which he had by any other
means. It was impossible fur the Noble Lord to have done
otherwise. The honour cf the Brirish name had been so tar-1
mitred by these proceedings, that he had taken this opportunity to
express Ms sentinierts. (Cries of "Question.") He was perfectly
ruddy to agree to any vote to clear the ,Directors ; for he had no
datibt that they had been imposed upon, but he could not meet
to do so an an amendment but as a substantive motion. When
such a question is brought before the Court. he would give it his
best consideration ; but he would not cow he bound to approve of
tics deepetrites without examination or discussion. Tne HIM
Baronet then adverted to the claims of the house of Palmer and
Co. on the Company, for compensation, anti said lie considered
mein emitted to an am remuneration for tite injuries they had
etistained. (Cries of •' Question" now became very general.)
Mr. Brio,/ said, that when he came to this Court he did not
„know what vote he should give. He thought, front the perusal of
the papers, and what he heard out of doors, that he should have
heard the Marquis of Hastings proved to have been guilty of very
culpable conduct. Ile bad listened with attention to what the
Honourable Gentleman itad urged, and the conclusion he came to
was, that they had sought moat diligently to find matter of mete ,1
plaint against the Marquis, but they could not succeed. They
heat, however, admitted that the Noble Marquis was an Honour-
able man, but when they had dune that. they then thought that
his gross partiality uswar‘ Sit William Rumbold, enough to pat
vent them from agreeing to the original motion. Kaowing theirl
abilities, he must say, he had neve: heard so much front them
which was so unsatisfactory sod taconvincing. Ile would entreat
every man to consider the importance of character. The character
seen humble individual like himself, would not, priape, suffer
touch from reflections made upoe it, as tiiey woule die when
he should, brat upon the character of such a man as the
Marquis ef I feetings —one who had hulled the highest ata-
Aws and had boner the meat splendid hocoun, such reflections
Wee the subject matter of Mstory, and would be transmitted down
to posterity. He therefore thought ter- whether the house of
Palmer and Co. was or was not guilty of nefarious practices, yet
we ought to have the clearest proof teat the Margie; of Htetin,ge
had by any means sanctioned theft conduct, before we denied to
thee Nolift prawn the unqualified expression of our geatittade,
omen more to pass on him a vote of ensure.
The question of adjournment was then loudly called fur, and the
C?eirosen. having put it to a show of hands, it was, at hell-pa,t
e o'clock. derided that the Court should adjmun to Monday
asedt, at 12 at noon.

rAsniONABLI INTILLIG INC it.
-ism...—.
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained an elegwnt circle
of fsahionables yesterday evening, at her house in Si. James's.
square.
The Marcliioners of Hertford had a large patty of fashionsbles
on Thursday evening, nt her house in Manchester-square.
fat
Earl Bathurst ente inert a distinguished party at dinner yester-
day, at kip bowse itp at Stanhope-street.
Lord Bexley had' rona dinner party yesterday, at his house in
Great Heorge-street, Westrarinster.
Lord King had a large party at dinner on NVednorlay, at his
house in Dover-street ; amongst-whom were Earl Clare, Earl
Cowper, Lord and Lady Elleriburougll,3lr.and lady Barbara Pon-
somby, Mr. Howard, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rose, rie.
Lord and Lady G. 11. Cavendish have anived at Burlington
House, from their seat, Holkar, Lancashire.
Sir George NVonibwell, But. has arrived in town from Bury
St. Edmund's.
Earl Gower arrived in town yesterday, from his father's, (the
Marquis of Stafford) seat, West Hill, Surrey.
C. C. Cavendish, Esq. 31. P. arrived in town yesterday, from
Latimers, Burks.
T.
,Gurdon, Esq. arrived in wan yesterday, from Lctton,
Thetford.
Sir J. Johnson, Bart has left Melton Mowbray for Scarborough.
A. Clive, Esq. has arrived in New-street from a tour.
Colonel Robins left town yesterday for Ramsgate.
Departures from the British Hotel :—Captain and Mrs. Gordon
for Bath ; William Jackson, Esq. fur Norfolk ; J. Peirce, Esq.
fur Brighton.
J. C Pelham, Esq. M.P. has arrived in town from a tour.
Departures from Long's Hotel, Bond-street :—Captain Parker.
for Cheltenham ; Wm. Sherwood, Esq. for his seat in Norfolk :
John Dickinson, Esq. for Brighten ; Robert Gray, Esq. fur
Oxford.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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CUSTOM-HOUSE, Fe a. 2.1.
ENTERED I N W ARDS.—./ Stun and Ann. 31 ackarel. from Stand-
gate Creek; Stratton, Marshall, from di:to; Nonsuch. Monday,
front (Faro ; Vrou'v Jacobs, Rink, from Ghent; Philotaxe,
Runrdts. from Antwerp; Vrouw Wendelina, Peel, from ditto;
Twee Gebroeders, l.obeck, from Ostend ; !lir°, Collar, from Dun-
kirk; Catharine, Wessels, from Dandle; Prince Regent, Hodge,
from Villaviciosa ; Harmony, Walker, from Trieste; Provided*,
Fahrbroilt, Rhin Dunkirk ; Twee Gebroeders. Stomp, from Ant-
werp; Vrouw Annegina, Iluisman, from Rotterdam' •e Good In-
tent, Brest,. from Ostend; Comet, Lauchlan, from Chesme ; Pe-
Scan, Ricks, from Brussels; Mcleod)°, Bayton, from Trieste;
Rome, Collin, from Odessa; Marnhull, bite, from Lisbon;
Mulirrave Castle, Hall, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Cou-
rier, .51urcks, from Dantzitt; Dart, Stranack. from Ostend; Lily,
Wright, from Harlingen; Nepturus, Bradenahl, from Danttic ;
Ambrosia, Larsen, from Frederiekshald; Whim, Mason, from
Haniburgis ; Vrieedscbap, Visser, from Worcum ; Jonge Cor-
nelis, Tevea. from Antwerp: Rachel, Shepherd, from IlamburFh ;
' Clifton, Pain, from ditto: Anne, Pentreath from Trieste; hue
Mann, Evensen. front Christiania; Augusta Frederica, Jaage,
front Rostock; Prince of Cobourg, Forbes, from Riga;
Voun*, from Standgate Creek ; Atalanta, Kiag, from Hainburgh ;
Lavinia, Sim, from Trieste; Felix, Tweetruan, from Cleaborg;
Two Brothers, M'onlacott, from Lisbon; Either, Honeywell,
from Cork; Apollo, Blyth, from Derbies ; William, Steuart, jun.
from Calais.
ENTERED Oirrwaans.—William Mills, Beadle, for Madras
and Bengal ; Albion, Hardy, for Miramichi • Phoebe, Richard-
son, for Demerara; Emporium, Croft, for Quebec and Montreal ;
Cady Hamilton, Harvey, for Newfoundland; Comet, Ormiston,
for Teneriffe, Madeira, and Quebec; Sons of Commerce, Gibbs,
for Amsterdam; West Indian, Cook, for Antigua; Sir William
Conyers. Donnison, for Gibraltar; Arethusa, Strong, for Naples
and Messina; Edinburgh, Ellis, fur Rotterdam ; Royal George,
Way, for Dublin; Sarah, Peters, for Dublin ; Penelope, Christie.
foe the Cape of Good Hope.
CLEARED OUTWARDS FINALLY AT GRAVESEND.—ERIIdOII,
Wightman, for Gibraltar and Alexander; King George, Pay, for
Calais; Eden, Smith, for flamburgh; Elizabeth and Cornelia,
Parlryleit, for Rotterdam.
CLEARING 0 UTIVARDS.—Juffrow Laurentia,
Swan, for Amsterdam; Bramin, Rawson, for Bilboa ; Venus,
Hague, for the Cape of good Hope, Isle of France, and New
South Wales; Julie, Prager, for Calais; London, Rumbeet, for
Haniburgh ; Swallow, Kane, for Malaga; London. l'urvis, for
Demerara; Briton, Sutton' for Jamaica; Louisa, Bums, for St.
Michael's ; Swift Anis, for ditto; Maria, Bishop, for ditto.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FLYMouTH, FEB. V.—Arrived the William. Snell, from St
Michael's. in twelve days. ()lithe port, the Minerva, of New
York. from Charleston for Antwerp; and the Hon. Company's
ship Kent, Cobb, for India. Sailed the Lynx, Hymn, from La
utyra.
FOITIMOVTH. FEB. 24.—Arrived the Numa transport, for the
Mediterranean. Sailed his Majesty's ship Conflict, for the coast
of Africa.
PEAL, FED. 2.l.—Pored through from the River, the L'Aigle,
Clark, for the South Sims ; Borneo, Ross, far Modras ; and the
Britannia, Ruby, for Lisbon.
GRAVERERD. FEB. 24.—Arrired the Plana.. Coulson. from
Hsu:burgh ; Weslcys, Tindall, from ditto; Good Christian,
Drewcrs, from ditto ; True Brothers, Woolcoat„ from Lisbon ;
Resolution, Harcap, from Gottenburgh ; John Bigger, Ferguson,
from St. ohn's. N.B. ; Adoona, Stewart, from Smyrna; Mar-
Talon. Jenard, from St. Michael's; Fate, alarriet, from Dantric;
Augusta, Ditadt, from ditto; Mint.va, Morison, front Liebau ;
Batavia, Blair, from Ar.twerp.
LivEnroo Fen. 23.—Arrived the Seaforth, APDowal, and
the Boodle, Gray, from Demerara, mailed January 13 ; the Bris-
tol, Wickham, from Alexandria (Egypt), sailed January 21; the
llarths, Moertlaff, from Mobile; and the Shamrock, Roe, from
Smyrna.
LIVER root, Frn. 23.—The Bristol, Bokliarn, from Alexan-
dria, arrived this d.‘y ; she had struck on the 31i1e-Hoose Rocks,
but was assisted off by a steam-boat.
LEITH, Fen. 22.—Advices from the Australian Company's
ship Greenock, Richmond, have been received from the Cope of
Good Hope. She put into Table Bay 12th Dee. to repair a leak,
and was expected to sail in eight days for England.
LEorioßN, FEB. 12.—The American, Lewis, from New York,
which was driven on shore, it is expected will be soon afloat ; part
of the cargo has been discharged.
NoRDEN, FEB. 13.—0 n the 19th December a barrel of porter,
marked I 1.4 Bar:lay, Perkins, and Co., was driven on shore on
the bland of Nordency, and during the latter storm a cask of tal-
low of about seven cwt. marked DE, drifted on shore there.

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Antsranneat, FEN. 19.—The Flora, Teddy, from London to
Newcastle, has put into Deltzei, with loss of mainmast. The
Heyde, Syrennn, Thomason, sailed from Burum for Hull on 10th
October, and is supposed to he lost, a piece of timber having been
picked up with her name on it.
SANTA CORTE, TENERIFFE, DEC. 28.—0 n the 24th inst
large now pine-built brig, water-logged and dismasted, laden with
logwood and mahogany, was brought into this port by several
shore.lrests, and on scraping her stern, the name "Scotia" sip_
peered. alsu "St. Jchn, N. 13."--IMem. The Scotia, Davis.'
from Honduras to Dublin, abandoned at sea several months since.l
ROWMORE. ISLE or ISLAY. FEE. 3.—Last night, during a
severe gale of wind, the Relief, of Maryport, from (ilasgow to
Ratios, was stranded here, but will be got off when the weather
proves moderate. A vessel laden with coals anti iron, is on shore
at Loudian, about twelve miles front hence. The brig Duel,
which was 013 shore near here, has been got oft; after throwing
some of her cargo of salt overboard.
STRONNESS, FEN. 10.—The Letitia Tennant, 111•Wyer, from
Riga to Belfast. was got off; but has been again driven on shore,
and sustained considerable injury ; the cargo is landed in a very
damaged state. The Ranger, Lawrence, from Peterhead to Li-
verpeol, was driven on shore 4th inst. at Long Hope. The
cargo (whale oil) must be discharged before she can be got oft:
OSTEND, FEB. 23.--The Felix, Vandzyek, front Antwerp,
which put into Ostend, in consequence of contrary winds, sailed
on the 22i for Cad's.
HARLINGEN, Frs. 15.—The Ilrelerne, Feketna, from Rostock
to L'abon, has put into Bastmahurn, near this place, in dis-
tr. ss, and will be obliged to come here to be repaired.
Enstrer on, Ft:a. M.—The Providentis. of Pmeground, Mon-
rad, front Outtenhurgh to London, has been lost on Harbour
Strand, to the North of Bergvo (Jutland), on the bth inst.; nine
of the crew saved—the mantel% mate, and two mow, washed over-
board. Very little of the rigging will be saved—part of the cargo
floated on shore.
A )(sienna at, Fen. 22.—The Vriesland ‘Velvaren. from
Harlingen to London, has been got oli, and earned into the hat-
boll!. of Telef.

The William Oliver, Faber, from Dantzic to Amsterdam, was
driven on shore at Cuxhaven, but expected to be got off.
Tie Active, Bergeveld, from Amsterdam to Havanna/1, was
upset and abandoned the 24,1 ultimo, in lat. 31. long. 18.; crew
43 Yell a . . .

N,;TICE To I%lst:iBEn9.—The wreck of a vessel having
been discovered 111 the track of the, vessel running into the anchor.
aga of Dunge, et.s, the Trinity-house, London, have placed a
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he could act sty whether the errata was pasted in every number sold
by him.
Re-exatrined.-7:0 copies were printed • be could not say whe-
ther a work of real merit could be inured by the ilim-hros of
criticism.
The tines JUSTICE said, the question was whether iiinjured
the character.
The note of errata was then read.
Mr. BROUGHAX submitted that he bad a right to make use of
any part of 'he book or Lanett, as both had been made evidence by
the plaintiff.
Mr. Green examined.—Was one of the surgeons of St. Thomas's;
Mr. Tyrrell was also one of the surgeons ; the case of Timothy
Desmond came under his observation and care ; while he was out
of town the plaintiff had the care of it ; he returned to town on the
6th of September, and took the patient under his care till he died ;
the report in the note read was quite correct ; the unfavourable
symptoms only came on a little time before the patient's death took
place. Mr. Whatelcy was a pupil of the hospital, and was excluded
from it in May, 1824. Viltncsa did not see him after that time,
to the best of his recollection, nor made aoy communication

to him.
I 'ross-examineck—lf a man had a eo:npound fracture of the skull,
he should not think him out of danger in three weeks, though
treated ever so favourably, but unfavourable symptoms might
appear.
He-examined.—The plaintiff is lecturer at the hospital, and sur-
geon to the Ophthalmic infirmary.
Mathew Ledger, an officer at St. Thomas's Hospital—waited on
the defendant by desire of some of the surgeons, and rend a paper
to him ; the defendant .511 a that the surgeons had no authority to
give that papa; he took it back to the hospital; can't say what
passed between himself and the defendant at the time.
Cross.examined.—Could rot tell the exact words of the con.
venation.

had not attended thebospital sines

Re-examined.—Mr. Whateley
as a pupil.
Mr. fistonotram, for the defendant, then spoke. His Learned
Friend had stated, that there were only two courses to be pursued
when a man was criticised in a manner he did not like. There was
a third course, which he may take if he feels his merits ought not
to be doubted, and if he is conscious of talent and industry putting
his work forward to meet the poblie eye. There was a third cosine
which he might take, when he found himself undergoing the ordeal
of criticism—if he is convinced his work suffers undeserved attacks
there was another course to take, and it is to stand upon the merits
of his publication and character, and leaving to time and reflection
to answer the charges, and to his merits to make their own way.
Criticism was courted by publishing, and it was the worst offence
aa author could be guilty of, to be angry with his critic. It was
a new doctrine, that a jury was not only to determine on fortune,
life, and character, lint they arc also to be made a kind of court of
apical, to punish critics for dealing hardly with poor authors, in-
stead of giving them unmeasured praise, for it was that alone that
would satisfy an author; and if this unqualified approbation was
given, the fury would hear no more of it ; but if, on the contrary,
the praise is meted out judittioualy--some part praised and another
blamed—then does the enraged author come to the jury, and claim
damages at their hands, for they arc determined to have praise or
money. He would now call their attention a little to the details.
He should b.: the last to defend this cause if the attack hail been a
personal ore; if it had touched the private character of the plain-
tiff; or had followed him into his private circle, or had spoken in
any manner tincounected with his book ; but he would demonstrate
that the remarks uann thisbook were entirely confined to subjects of
criticism. The plaintiff' must not complain, if, when he went out
of Court, he should be more laughed at than when he came in, for
milers that matte themselves so ridiculous could not but expect it.
of that lie mate into Court to gratify his own anger; oh no, but
Merely Lecaune it was due to the Hospital to which he belonged.
That institution, for which he entertained the highest respect, was
liable, as it was. though excellent, to human guidance, and in con-
sequence to human fallibility ; it was liable, if not pried into by
the public eye, be means of the press, to that mismanagement
and corruption which generally attended public bodies having the
command of large sums of money. It had been stated that •
spurious account of Sir Astley Cooper's lectures, having been pub.
dished, rendered it necessary for him to employ some one to do it
correctly ; but he must say, lie thought it both novel and curious
to correct a spurious work by coming word for word from it. He
would now read passages in the Lancet, which had been copied
word for word by Mr. Tyrrell:—
" But chronic abscesses are slower in their march ; take, for ex-
ample, the pans abscess to which we have alluded ; it is often six
months before matter makes its appearance in that complaint. If
a person applies to you with a paw abscess, and you ask how long
he has had pain in his loins, he will tell you for four, tire, or ail
months past. —The Lanret, vol. i. p. 191.
" But chronic abscesses are slower in the march ; take, for ex.
ample, the psoas elacees to which we have alluded ; it is often six
months before nuttier makes its appearance in that complaint. If
a person applies to you with a psoas abscess, and you ask how long
he has had pain in his loins, lee will tell you for four, fire, or six
months past."—Sioron p. 146.
The Learned Counsel proceeded to quote other passages exactly
similar, and observed, that the copy had been so exact that even
the typographical errors were also inserted. He supposed that
Sir Astley, upon seeing how well lie corrected the errors of the
Lancet, called out for his valiant Squire Tyrrell to proceed
on this Knigtueerrant expedition, gave him a eixpence and
told him to go and fight the battle. The question was not
who gave the lecture, but who was it made the report? for
it was in that the property consisted ; a plagiary was nothing
less than a dowia,ght theft, rut It took away the property
of the author. Ihe Lancet was meant to give relief to the
patient, which was the yublic ; and the disease, or tumour.
was quackery, which by the prick of the Lancet was reduced to
its natural size. The operation might be painful. but it was very
useful; it was thus the body medical was freed of its ill humours,
just in the same manner as the body natural. The Learned Gen-
tleman here commented on the (seta as advanced by Mr. Sergeant
Vaughan, and ridiculed the idea of Mr. Tyrrell publishing his
triumph over death, whilst at the very time he sent it forth to the
world the patient was dead. lie ludicrously depicted a scene of
death anticipatiag his prey upon )Ir. Tyrrell's taking his arnis to
oppose him. Ile thought nothing could do more good to suppress
those sort of crude publications, than such works as the Lanett,
which ha thought deserved the thanks of the public. He hoped
Mr. Tyrrell would not bring an sedan fur slander agairst him,
but he certainly thought some parts of his work most ridiculous.
The foilowing, he perfectly agreed with the Lancet, was ridicu-
lous :
" • In many persons, when leeches are applied, they produce a
kind of erysipelatous infiaininatian, rarely of a dangerous nature,
but producing considerable disfigurement and inconvenience. In
such cases they afford little or no relief.' 11'c thank thee, Simon,
foe the intelligence, that when leeches produce erysipelas, they do
not afford relief to the patient."
11'hy truly he might as well have said leeches produce little re-
lief when they don't kill, and leas when they do. (Laughter.)
Ile remembered the case of Sir John Carr, in which Lord Ellen.
borough held, that if there was not a personal attack, a fair criti. '
chant in • work was allowable. Now, in that case Sir John Carr
was represented as carrying on his back three large volumes, con.
mining his own Tour in Ireland ; and to make it more ridiculous,
he was represented of too spare a body to bear such weighty lum-
ber. Now if the present plaintiff had been represented blowing a
horn, and bellowing out to the world the triumph he had obtained
over the malady, and represented at the sante time a man dissect.
ing the patient at his feet, why. hit that cote, he might have had
something to say. The plaintiff was not spoken of as a man, a
husband, or as a father—he merely spoke of him as an author;
and an author, if his works arc ridiculous, must not complain if
they are ridiculed. The plaintiff had set !liaised up es the author
of the cure of the man, and he was not ; new this was ridiculous.
The Jury ought to be cautious how they favoured this attack on
the liberty of the press. The plaintiff was not the first man why
had complained of critics. Ile now held in hand a curious answer
to a criticism which had been made on seine of the works of
Reiske ; the answer lee returned it would have been as well if the
plaintiff had read it. " Ejusooxli libelli nienstrum sent rulneria
dlaboli, eel aut Bellonn cujus coatuni cum audierio sun.
piciere quit infiavit =hug egumet ipso not: men interpret naves.
qusm illi omnes qui earn carpserunt sed mcliarum protect') nemo
illorum omnium coedat neque condor. Quarum aut fames ant
iavidia am gratis OW studium agit et gubernat stylum."
He concluded by hoping their verdict would not encourage pla•
giarists.
The Cuter JUSTICE summed up, and reminded the Jury it
was the defendant who had selected the similar passages. He had
ro hesitation in saying that an action could not he maintained on a
fair criticism. He agreed with Lord Ellenhorough in the principle
laid down by hint, and he was the last MIDI to teeter die liberty of
the press—it was the child of a free Government. It is a part of
the liberty of the press to comment on what is published ; but it
was not allowable to go out of tile moper sphere of criticism. The
liberty of die press was limited ; but It was not to be imprisoned,
like Galileo, for publishing die truth. It had been observed, in
the Dialogues of uric Dead, that satire seldom did good ; it often
proceeded front folly and malignity ; though the question here
was, whether this was from malice. or whether it was from justice?
If a man published a false report, from malice, and not from mis-
take, it was es bad as putting up false lights to delude die unwary
mariner. His Lordship referred to and commented on the passages
of the libel. If fle Jury thought it imputed immoral conduct to
the plaintiff, their verdict must be against the defendant. It had
been said that good writers ought to be above noticing such criti-
cisme as these, and that there were men whose characters calumny
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