The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, DEC. 7.

LIBEL OW THE DUKE OF YORK, DU RE OF GLOUCESTER, &C.
Thomas Webb was indicted for a series of libels upon his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief of
the Forces, his Royal Highness th:. Duke of Gloucester, as
Colonel, and Surgeon-Major Hay, and the other Surgeons, of
the 3d regiment of Guards.
Mr. Arlo ',lulus, for the prosecution, stated, that on the 26th
of April, 1816, John Haig, a private in the 3d Guards, died of
an inflammation in his bowels, and from that period to the pre-
sent time, the defendant, who is married to a sister of the deceas-
ed, continued to stick up written placards about Westminster,
headed " Notice—Military Black Job," reflecting most severely'
upon the conduct, not only of the surgeon who attended Haig
in his last illness, but upon the character of the Dukes of York
and Glocester, falsely represented as refusing the prisoner the
information which he considered necessary respecting the cause
of his brother-in-law's death. The prisoner made various ap-
plications to every department of the War-office as well as the
regimental officers on the subject, and received satisfactory an-
swers from all quarters; but that did not prevent the prisoner
from grossly libelling the persons above alluded to, from May,
1816, to the present time. It was not, said Mr. Adolphus,'
the wish of the prosecutors that heavy punishment should be
inflicted on prisoner, but to convince him and the public that his
statements were totally void of foundation. The prisoner per-
sisted in saying and publishing that Haig came by his' death
from a mortification in his arm, which was let blood on th 2 2d
day of the month in which he died, although he was permitted
to see the reports of the medical officers who examined the

body.
111 r. Hay and the other surgeons were called, who proved the'
Learned Gentleman's statement as far as they were concerned.
Witnesses were also called to prove the remaining parts of the
Counsel's speech. The defendant read a written defence, which
occupied about 2 hours, and which embraced various topics, such
as Radicals, Boroughmongers, Reform in Parliament, Corrupt
Ministers, Felons, the late Queen, Navy and Army, &c. In-
deed, it touched upon almost every subject excepting his own
defence.
The Jury found him Guilty; and Mr. BRODERICK again
stated to the Court the desire of his clients not to press for even
an exemplary sentence, on condition or his desisting in future
from such proceedings.—Judgment deferred.

MYSTERIOUS AFFAlR.—Thursday some Gen-
tlemen from Mansfield, who were hunting, in passing through
Harlow-wood, found wrapped up, in a rough manner, in a
bundle, a gown and frill, which were much torn and clotted__
with blood, appearing to have been recently done ; also a pair of
black worsted stockings, which had every appearance of hav-
ing been hastily pulled off, and the whole looked as if violence
had been used. What adds to the suspicion that murder had
been committed is, that a man and woman were seen together
near the wood, and the man was afterwards seen alone with an
umbrella and a bundle. The articles above stated are deposit-
ed at the toll-bar,- near the 'Hut Tavern, and we sincerely, hope
they will lead to an elucidation of the affair..--(Nottingham
Journal.) _