The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-14 00:00:00

LAW INTULIGeNCE.—(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Loan Cunt, BARos of the EXCHILQUEIt tat in tht
House of Lords to-day to hear Scotch appeals.
The Peers in attendance were the Archbishop of CAN•
TERBUILY, the Marquis CLANRICARDV, and the Earl of
CLARILNDON.

StCbNDAMES' btFLbI.
LIBEL IN THE NEW 3IONTIILY MAGAZINE.

SHBLDRAKE V. COLBURN AND BENTLIKT.

This was an action against Mr. Caton and his part-
ner, the proprietors and publishers of the " New Mouth!)
Magazine," fur a libel against the plaintiff in the Septem-
ber Number of that Magazine this year;
The damages were laid at 500.. Mr. Puhurit appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mi. HinT for the defendants. The
defendants had suffered judgment to go by default, and the
Jury was summoned to metes the d images.
There was a considerable delay, waiting for Mr. Phil.
lips, who was engaged in a case at the Ohl Bailey.
Mr. PHILLIPS stated the plaintiff's case. He was a
surgeon and instrument maker; a great benefactor to an
unfortunate claim of people who were brought deformed
into the world. He hail practised as a regular surgeon
nerly forty years in this metropolis. He also pos-
sessed some literary talents which hail brought him
here to seek redress for a libel. The defendants
were the eminent and well-known publishers. Among
their publications was the " New Monthly Magazine,"
which they had placed under the guidance of one of the
first names in English literature, whom he should not
have the bad taste to eulegist—he meant Mr. Campbell,
the author of " The Pleasures of Hope ;" and, from his
great talents, any thing coming fi om him possessed parti-
cular weight. The plaintiff had published a hook on his
own peculiar profession, which he sent to Mr. Colhurn for
Publication ; the latter suggested the publication of the
work in parts ill his magazine. Mr. Shridrake did not
wi-h to diameMber his book, but he allowed him to pub-
Halt some conversations which the plaintiff had hail with
the late Lord Byron, on the subject of his deformed leg.
This was agreed to, and this part sent to the defendant fur
publication. It was due to the public, that nothing
should be published which was not fit to appear, and the
parties should at least read before they published. The
extract was published, and in the very month after
it had appeared, came the libel complained of, which
he should characterize as a most perfidious step,
what else could he call the act of parties who hail soli-
cited the former publication and paid for it, and who af-
terwards spoke of that publication in the manner it w.s
done in the October number of that Magazine. Mr.
Phillips then read the libel, which was signed by Mr.
Campbell, (and,, said the Leer* Counsel, I am awry for
it). It dated that Mr. Campbell regretted the former
public dim!, that he had not seen it until it was published ;
he characterized the article as " offensive;" that it got to
the press by an uncortunate accident, arising from a cLange
in the sub-editorship of the Magazine; it also called the
article " this puff of an instrument-maker," and said that
the writer viewed the publication fl with honor ;" and it
went on to state, that the article contained " a foul and
&he libel on the character of the late Dr. Glennie, of
Woolwich." He (Mr. Philips) denied that the article
contained any such libel, and dared the other si.le to pro-
duce it. After some further observatiens he proceohd to
the proof of his case.
After Mr. HILL had been beard for the defendant, the
Secondary was about to address the Jury, when they de-
clared that they thought it unnecessary, and afttr a short
deliberation returned verdict of 5/. damages, with costs.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Mexican and Buenos Ayrea mails have arrived ; the
former sailed on the 19th October from Vera Cruz, the
latter sailed on the 16th Sept. from Buenos Ayres.
Buenow Ayres Papers to the 26th Sept. hare been re-
ceived at the North and South American Wee-house.

(Fiors the Paper of the 24th )
The Universal of Montevideo states that s letter frnm
Cordova, dated inst., has been received, cont.ining
copy of the Convention celebrated in that city on the SOth
tilt., between the Agent of the mine provinces in the in-
terior, which is to defend the indepen.lence of the Re.
public, threatened, according to the communications of the
Government of Buenos Ayrts, by Spain, and to name a
supreme military Governor, at the head of which General
Pas is to be placed.
Dr. D. Manuel Moreno is appointed Glair) d'Aff.ires.
of the United Provinces of the River Plate to the
Government of his Britannic Majesty. The ordinary
Session of the Legislature of Brasil was closed by
a Speech from the Emperor, in which he regatta
that the law required that such should he the case, when,
in fie, little bad been done to remedy the evils under
which the Emperor laboured._

Letters are in town from Rio Itneiro of the 16th of
October. Each:loge, 22 ; Stocks, 71. No political
news ofconsequtnce by them.

The blexictin Pape; do not contain any news of im-
portance.