The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-22 00:00:00

THE KING V. HUNT.

The defendant in this case was the Prop .i-tor of The Exa-
mifier \Vrehly Newspaper, and the present was an Informa-
tion filed against him by the Attorney-C4oeral for a Libel it,
lhat Paper, on the 24th of July last, reflecting on the House
of Counnous.
The a' leged libel, after describing the majority of 'he Mem-
bers as gtredy place-hunters, pensioners, and net dy adven-
turers, asser-ed that the House contained a far greater num-
ber of public criminals than public guardians, &c. &c. This
was the libel complained, of.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL stated the case to the .Tory, and
urged the usual topic as to the mischievous t.iidency of such
publications as. t hat now hi-ought under their consideration.
He disclaimed any person-al motives in his prosecution ; he.
now proceeded against the defendant in the disclir,e of h s
publie duty ; and having doge his duty, he now called upon
the Jury to diselnuit.e theirs.
The usual proof of publication. and of the defendant be-
ing Proprirtor el the Paper in question was put in.
1 he defendaot then proceeded to address the Jury 'n his
own defence, and read a long written paper, in which he dis-
claimed any other motive than a wish t e benefit tl.e public;
he denied .that he bad lib, Iled the House o 'Commons, or
that he had any intention of citifying cr degrading it ; he had
only applied th, same epithets„ and given the rattle desciip-
••tion of it as had previously keen done by many political cha-
racters.
The Cot El, JVSTICE, in summing up, commented on the na-
ture and sni,chievous tendency of the publication in question,
and declared himself decidedly of opinion that it was a libel.
The Jury re ited, and after being out sonic time, they came
into Court and put a question to his Lordship, as to. the ne-
cessity of there being a proof of malice to constitute the
offence. . .
The CHIEF JUSTICE said, the motive of a man's act must
he Wet red front the effect which his act was likely to have.
If a man was wilfully to do .an act which might in its effect
cause the death of another, he must•be presumed to have ma-
lice in hie Heart.
The Jury again retired, and in a few minutes returned with
a vet diet of—" Guilty."

The nuke, of Richmond, we regret to state, ex-
perienced a severe fall from his, horse a few days
ago, near his seat in Sussex, which produced the
bursting of a blood vessel. The unwelcome tid-
ings-reached the Duchess Dowager, his mother, on
Monday, when his Grace was considered rather
better ; but yesterday's athices, we are extremely
sorry to hear, represent the state of his Grace as
rather unfavourable. ,

The Hon. L. STANHOPE,.WIIO was on the Staff
in Ireland, and afterwards on the Staff in India,
from whi!nce he lately returned, we understand
is to he Vice-Chamberlain to the QUEEN, in the
event of the,Hon. CT.t.tvEN- retiring, as
reported, from that .situation.—(Morning Paper.)
It is with the most unfeigned regret we have to announce the
death Of the H. R. A. S. i.!o'r Tos, son of the Right Hon. Lord
CDMSERMERE by the Lady A. hi.-Covr ow, sister to the Duke
of NEWCASTLE. He had very recently completed his 19th
year. He died at his father's seat, Comberinere Abbey, onthe
13th inst. after a short illnesS of only 'three days.
The 19th Regiment of Foot passed through
town yesterday morning on its route to-Weedon
Barracks from Chatham. We could not but ad-
mire the fine appearance of this excellent old

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corps.
Mr. TURNER, after he shall have delivered the
whole of his course of Lectures- on Pertpective at
the Royal •Acride'my; itiferAi; it is reported, to
resign hiS Piofessorship.