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London, England, 1828-07-18 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WINCIIESTER, Jun' 16.

LIBEL.--..THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE REV.
HARRY LEE, V. THOMAS BAYLEY.

Mr. Sergeant Msuewsruza stated the case to the
Jury. He said, he did not know whether the parties in
the present case wese known to the Gentlemen of the
Jury, and he would therefore state, that the prosecutor
was a Gentleman well known to many persons present,
of very great and known respectability connected with
the College, and having Church preferment ; the de-
fendant was a man well known iti this city, and up to
the transaction which they had to investigate, he be.
lieved, and would say, that he should not be justified
in saying he was otherwise than a respectable man.
The defendant having had disputes b:tween some of hi;
relations, particularly a Mr. Symonds, he knowing the
prosecutor, thought he could not do better than refer
them to him, which being acceded to by the other par-
ties, the prosecutor proceeded to investigate the affairs
he was eatrusted with, and on repeated occasions up ro
a certa'n period, had received the marked thanks of the
defendant. Unhappily, however, some differences arose
about a sum of money which was placed at the disposal
of the prosecutor, who thought it advisable to invest it
,in the Funds, which much displeased the defendant, and
he from time to time sent the Reverend prosecutor very
annoying letters, which, annoying as they were, and
distressing to his feelings, so long as they were sent only
to himself, he took no nonce of them. The defendanz
finding thi‘, had th-uelit fit to send a copy of one of
•the letter; to another Gentleman, the Rev. Mr. Poulter,
and the prosecutor had found it to be his duty, in order

t i protect himself from these attacks, to bring the ca.e
before a Jury of his country, knowing that they would
deal with him as they would be deatt onto. The Jury
would find, on his (the Sergeant's) reading the letters
to them, and considering the situ ition in life of the pro-
secutor, the necessity there was of the case being laid
before them. He would call their attention to the first
letter, which was dated the 54th of November last. The
Learned Sergeant then proceeded to read the letters.
After reading some little way, and commenting as he
went along, he was stopped by
Mt. Justice PARC, who said he only wished them to
be read once, they were so s;iocking.
Mr. Sergeant M EREW ETII ER quite acqiiesced in what
'his Lordship had said. They certainly were not fit to
be read more than once. They would speak far them-
selves. He was•sorry to say, that the subsequent con-
duct of the defendant had render. 4 it absolutely neces-
sary, for the peace and con fort of the prosecutor, to
brit.g this case before them, which he did not with a
vindictive motive,but in order to receive that protection
be was entitled to. For the defendant had not thought
it sufficient for his impose to send these letters to the
prosecutor and the Reverend Gentleman, but had ab-
solutely, in the face cf evi•ry thing, and since his Lord-
ship had been here, published these very letters in the
shape of a pamphlet, and sent them to different indivi-
duals in this city, and at the very time when he ought
to have done all in his power to palliate his offence; so
that nothing but their verdict could stop the defendant
from in..ulgint! in this species of abuse. Wherever the
prosecutor finds that this is effected, then he will know
how to apply it to the defendant.
The Rev. Harry Lee, the prosecutor, examined by
Mr. POUL TER—I received this letter on the day it is
dated, or the dry following.—The letter was then mad.
Mr. Lee's ex imination continued.—There were dis-
pute, between the defendant and a Mr.Symonds. which
were referred to rue. I am a Clergyman of the Church
of England; the defendant Applied for two papers; I
gave him copies of them ; I did not give him the ori-
ginals ; I received them of Mr. Symonds.
Mr. Sergeant E. Lawss addressed the Jury on the
part of the defendant, and contended that the letters
were not written front any rancorous feeling towards
the plaintiff, but under the impression of some supposed
injury, which he (the Learned Sergeant) did not attempt
to justify.
Mr. Justice PARK summed up, and after stating the
law,said he did not know what the prosecutor was com-
posed of, if he had sat quietly and taken no notice of
these letters.

The Jury immediately found the defendant Gully.

POLICE IN I'ELLIGENCE.

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