The Sun.
London, England, 1827-11-22 00:00:00

man. He was indirectly charged with a crime
which would have excludedliim from society, and there
was no man who would not have felt how dreadful
it was that such an imputation should rest on a man
for a moment. The defendant had put in an affi-
davit, stating the absence of malice, and that the
paragraphs in question were inserted by inadvert-
ence.' But was inadvertence an excuse for such a
horrible imputation. It might be morally some ex-
tenuation, but it was none legally. No man would
be satisfied with such an excuse in his own case.
The affidavit also set forth the manner in which the,
business of this paper was managed, and the system
called for the reprobation of the Court. It appear-
ed that the defendant received a manuscript copy
of the libel, and that the manuscript was destroyed.
Now such a system was calculated on every occa-
sion to screen the malicious libeller, and to make
the party who was inadvertently guilty of inserting
the malice liable to the penalties. If the proprietor
of this paper should ever again be brought into a
Court of Law, charged with the publication of a
libel, he hoped it would appear that the system of
destroying the manuscripts would not be persevered
in. The Court was disposed to take into considera-
tion all the mitigating circumstances pointed out in
the conduct of the defendant subsequent to the pub-
lication of the libel. His conduct, and the course
pursued by his Counsel under his instruction, cer-
tainly offered nothing like an aggravation of the
offence. The Court considered
_that the brunt of
the offence was negligence and inadvertence, and
distinguished that from the graver offence of delibe-
rate malignity ; but he repeated; that to send so
dreadful an imputation through the world, against
the character of an innocent man, was an offence of
great magnitude. In the opinion of the Court, the
prosecutor had acted most - properly in bringing
this prosecution, and he (Justice Bailey) hoped
the gentleman and his friends would find
solace and satisfaction during the remainder of
their• lives, in the testimony of, approval given by
the Learned Lord (Tenterden) who tried the case.
Mr. Hartshorn's character was fully vindicated, and
it now only remained to declare the judgment of the
Court, which was, that the defendant, Edward
Shackel, should pay a fine of SOO/. to the King, and
remain in the custody of the Marshal of the Mar-
shalsea until that fine was paid.
Lord TENTERDEN intimated in the course of the
day that the Court would take new trials to-morrow
and Saturday, instead of going into the special paper.
The motion for the judgment of the Court on
Mr. Taylor still stands over.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
(Sittings in Banco.)
The COURT, with the exception of the Lord
Chief Justice, disposed of several special pleas of no
general interest, and adjourned at half-past twelve.—
Mr. Justice Gazelee then proceeded to sit at Nisi
Prins at Guildhall. '

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
The Barons engaged on special pleas, none of
which were of any public interest.

THE MARKETS.(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.—(A
ST. JA.
• ' .f. s. X. s. X. s. X. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 10 to 4 5 Clover Hay 4 4t06 0
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0 Oat Straw 1 6 110
Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0 Wheat Ditto llO 112
New Meadow Hay 3 10 .4 10
A fur average supply, and a sluggish trade, at Tuesday's prices.

t per Load of 36 Trusses.)
MESS.

S. -C. A.
Clot/. Hay generally 4 10 to 5 15
Do. extra fine 0 0 6 0
Oat Straw 1 8 110
Wheat Ditto llO 113
and prices as last quoted.

SMITHFIELD,
s. L. s.
Lowland Mead. Hay 3 3to 4 0
Upland Ditto 4 0 5 0
Rye-grass Hay 4 0 5 0
New Meadow Hay 315 4
Supply good, trade dull,

DUBLIN, TUESDAY, Nov. 20.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

THE ICING AT THE PROSECUTION OF HENRY GRATTAN, ESQ.

M. P. v. T. N. EDGEWORTH, AND 1. GURNEY, ESQR,S.
The Solicitor-General (Donzaxv) renewed his applica-
tion in this case for a conditional order for a criminal in-
formation against the defendants. The application had
been made to the Court on a former (lay, but their Lord-
ships then required that the article which appeared in the
Freeman's Journal, and which was alleged by Major
Edgeworth as the cause of provocation, should be set forth
in Mr. Grattan's affidavit.

The SOLICITOR-GZWIRAL now moved upon an amended
affidavit, in which the article in question was set forth. He
said that Mr. Grattan still swore that he bad no connection
with, nor was he at all privy to the publication of this arti,
de, further than his being the registered proprietor of the
newspaper in which it appeared, and though he felt himself
bound to set it out in his affidavit, lie protested against
being made accountable for it. He (Mr. Doherty) would
read the article for their Lordships, and they would then be
able to judge whether it in any manner afforded an excuse
for the conduct of the defendants. He here read the arti-
cle, which was headed " Public Appointments—the Paving
Board."

.
Judge JIBS having looked over the article, said it merely
referred in general terms to the Officers of the Paving
Board Establishment.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL added, that its censure ap-
plied solely to those Officers whom a Report
,of the Com-
missioners, published by direction of tlic Itimse of Com-
mons, had convicted of improper practices. The name of
Major Edgewoith was not even mentioned in it.
Mr. Justice JEBB said, one of the sentences might be
supposed to allude to all the officers of the establishment ;
but, from an antecedent paragraph, it appeared applicable
to those officers only who '
had been found guilty of mal-
practices. There was, therefore, no objection, on the part
of the Court, to grant the conditional order.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL-Your Lordships will not
apply that accusation to Major Edgeworth, though he may
himself, if he thinks proper.
COURT—Take a conditional rule.