The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-24 00:00:00

TILE 'KING U. HOIMMAN.

This was also an infortnation. against the Defen-
' slant, for a libel. The libel consisted of a posting,
bill, which the Defendant had caused to be pasted
up throughout the.-whole town, offering tr:t.) guineas
teward to any one who would'prove that the Duke
of Sussex was not the author tit certainhand-bill,
signed a Yorkshiretnan, asperAng Mr. Hague. He'
also cleaned. Ins intention of publishing the loiter of
an Englishman, in which the moral Chinader Of she
Royal, Dukes would be discussed. This was the
hand -lacil which was followed by Mr. Hague's stun-
Sir. oodfall, a printer, together it h the
Duke of Sussex, to appear before the Lord 11layor.
Mr. Adelphus, he Defendant's Counsel, endeavoured
to bhew, that it was not a libel, inasmuch w; it did•
nut charge the Duke with any criminal °tipped.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII, in his charge to the Jury,
. held that it was suthcient to eonstitate a libel, if the
person attacked might be rendered even merely ridi:-
culucts by it. .Had this been applied to 'any cow-
man man, it must be considered as tending to hold
him up to ridicule and contempi—:-it Was clearly a

The Jury found the Defendant Guilty,

COURT Of. ARCHES, DOCTOR'S COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, FEB.' 23.

TONYI4 V. TONTN.

This was suit of divorce, or :separation from
bed, board, end mutual coltabitatiou„ instituted by..
thti rev. John Frederick Tonyn, against Anna
Twist) his wife, by reason ot'adulte.ry, alleged to
hive been committed with the Rev. Mr. Lynam,
his curate. It appeared that this was an appeal pro-
seemed on the part of the wife; from the sentence!
of tlyzi'-.lodge of the Consistorial Court of the aucese
of Wureester, who was of Opinion that the fact of
a.).iltery was clearly proved, and accordingly pro..;
n,unced, the usual sentence of separation. ,The
(Luse came on upon the same evidence as 'addnCed
in the Court beloWi whith'Stated the several ads of
adultery,. and also the verdict of damages obtained
by theltev. Mr, Tonyn against the Rev. Mr. Lynam,
in the Common Law eptirt. 011 the paft of the
wife,. a responsive allegation Was given, pleading
charges of negligence and connivance: in the hub-
hand.

The Court (Sir John Nichol) after hearing the
evidence read, and the Learticir Civilians on one
side and the other,, was clearly of opinion that the
tact of adultery was_ fully estahlishedi and that
there was nothing before the Court to show that
the Rev. Mr. Tonyn had been' guilty` of crircinrd
negligence or•connividoce,on his part,• and thereiure
attained the biiteoce. of the Court below.

The body of a Very genteel dressed man was'pick-
ecl up in the Grand Jundjon Canal on Tuesday last.
It W 34 owned on the :following day by. the deceased's
brother. The duceasedi was a Lieutemint ut Infati-
tri, On lease of absence.. Whether he carne by his
death by accident or design, catinbt be ascertained.,
There were nu 'narks of violence, anti the .guineas
were found in his pockets.
Ur. Ack.r.gmAs has authorised us to infOrm our
Readers, that his 11Cia number of the ittepu.;iro,,,ii (21
Arts and Frishiwis, 'to be 'publislisl on the ist
Mardi, will contain, litldition to many inter sting
gabled's, a FacJ.Siniile of -a Line of a Latin l'Qew,
found and unrolled by Mr., HAYS-TPit, 1.-oni the
petan Papyric, and also an mm
authentic counication
respecting the Merino Sheep, which has been made
to him by a Gentleman lately artived from S,t,tio,
rttitl wholi.ta passed a great part Itl b.:A
kwgdolll :1.13i. fiUMltalltiCtition Clitj):;;CoN cry
kind of information that can be de3ircd on this
portant .kubject.

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