The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-10 00:00:00

hood. No doubt could be entertained of the doctrine that
malice might be inferred from tbr libel itself; It was laid
don n in the case of "the king v. Creevey," by Justine lee
Blanc, and bad never beenshaken. If it could be ilisprovetl,
the evidence was in the power of the defendant, and there-
fore the .jury had hero rightly told by the L trd Chief
Justice that the onus of disproving it lay on I • ; an
that if it were not disproved, they bed a right to infer it
from his actions. .

Mr. Justice HOLROTD expressed Ilk entire coneurrence
with his learned brother in ill that he had said. The

Ebel was not only offensive to the feelings of his Al.rjesiv;
hut calculated to produce great agitation in the public
mind; and being at once Glee and inisellierdasi datild only
spring from evil design. It had been said that the lend
Chief Justice did not give a direct answer to the quesiioti
of the jury •, but a Judge was not bound to answer ahstr4rt
questions of juries in abstract terms, without applying
them to time m Meta in issue; and besides, in this rase the
jury were satisfied with the reply. IU thought the direhon
right. and the verdict the only verdict which the jury
could have given. . . _

Mr. Justice Ban, said, that it was impossible for any
human being to read the article prosecuted without being
convinced that it was justly described in the inforinethm
as aG. false, scandalous, and melicions libel." What could
be more mischievous than to hold out to the public that
the King was incapacitated by mental derangement from
discharging the duties of his high office, and especially
when the writer dared toassert that he spoke from authority
for the statement ? Even as a rumour, he had no right to
give the falsehood currency; but when he declared that he
spoke from authority, he undertook fur the truth of his
assertions, and for his own knots ledge of that sloth. A
distinction had been &ken between what ass false and
what was merely untrue; it wisest in some cases be lan.
portant, but he was not himself casuist enough to dis-
. criminate between the case of a man who asserted what he
knew to be false, and that of one who gave as from 'Mho-
' rity what he had no authority for asserting; nor should be
have thought an argument founded on such a distinction
worth a remark, had it not been advanced by a person of
Mr. Brougham's intellectual power. " Malice," it was
said, "was the gist of the charge:" hut the legal steep.
tation of the term malice was different from its mural
import • as even in the case of murder it did not signify
personal spite, but a general disposition to do evil. And
this malice might undoubtedly be inferred —ray, it most be
inferred—from the acts of the party; and the Lord Chief
Justice, instead of telling the Jury that they might infer it,
would have been justified in saying that they ought to leer
it, from the terms of the libel. Indeed, in his (Mr. Justice
I Best's) judgment, malice was not necessary to the crime
in this case; for he who pnblished so mischievous a
statement from any motive was doing an act which
rendered him amenable to the law. Here the statement
was admitted to be false; but he was strongly inclined to
think (though he did not mean to decide the t poin ), that
even if it had been true, it would have been cri eee inal to
state it thus publicly before the regular conssiluted a .
thorities thought fit to disclose it to the world. It war
time that editors of newspapers should learn that they
were board to preserve dem ni; and they were not to
take it for granted that they had a right even to publish
truth on subjects of so delicate a swore, which the official
servants of the Crown did not think it right to disclose;
but that they ought to wait ourif It was announced io the
regular course by those who could judge of the proper
time awl manner in which it should he made public.
The LORD COM JUSTICC said, fully concurring in the
op'nions expressed by the orbs r Judges. he should men It
add, that if it were held that other proof of make must to
given besides that which the tendency of a paper itself
supplied, the honour., the reputation, and the feelings of
every WO, high and low, mould be left nitlion; the
protection of the law.
The role was accordingly refused.
A
MAKKeas AND k AIRS.

LTYN, Nov. 6.-We had a tale supply of Wheat it oar
Market on Tuesday ; the lint qualities sold readily at the
prices of last week. Barley, of the best Malting quality.
in good demand at our under noted quotations. White
and Grey Peas may be noted 2s. per quarter dearer. Beam
continue the same. Floor without alteration.
YARMOUTS, Nov. 6.--The supply of Grain at our
Market was tolerably large. Wheat was a dull sale. and
rather cheaper. Fine Malting Barley is in request, and
Is. per quarter dearer. In other Grain note no alteration
from last week's prices.
At Saaffliatn Fair on Monday was a great abundanee of
Neat Stock, %ibid. met a slow pale, but there being a short
supply of Lambs some sold as high as 20s.
At Newark fair. on Saturday se'nnight, fat beasts met
with a rapid sale, at 6s. and 61.6 d. per stone. Of horses Mete
was a very indifferent show ; and sheep experienced a very
dull sale.
EAST RITIORD, Nov. 6.-Our November fair was held
on Saturday last, very few hops were shown, a few bags
were sold, of the growth of 1621. at 61. per cwt. Cheese
was not in much demand; that which was sold may be
quoted from Ms. to 561. per cwt. The unfavourable state
of the weather prevented many from attending, consequently
there was but little business transacted.
Lawn CORN MAIM?, SATOSDAT' Nov. 1.-- White
Wheat, (old) 21.18,.; new. V. 12e.; red wheat, (new) 2/.
125.; barley, (new) 11. Ws. to 11. 12s. ; oats, (new) 11. Is.
to 1/. 4s. ; and pease. (new) 11.65. to IL 124.-Tnesday;
Nov. 4.-White wheat, (old) 31. 25.; new, 21. 14s. 21. 165.;
mixed wheat. (old) 31. •, red wheat. (old) 31.25. ; new.2.l.
Se. to 21. 125.; barley, (new) 11.1.. to 1/. ifs.; oats, (new)
11. to IL Is.; and peas, grey (new) 11. 14s. per qr.; oil
cake per thousand, 121.
Lewes stock market, on Tuesday. was but indifferently
supplied with beef and mutton, Which met with a
ready sale. at prices about the same as those of last market-
day.
AM/1401L CORN MARILBT.-Wheat (old), 131. to 14/.106
per load; new wheat, 111. to 121. per load; barley, foe
melting, 295. to 325. per quarter; for grinding, 251. to 9t.
per quarter; tares, 9s. per bushel; beans, 6s. 6d.; pew,
41. 3d.
CRICUSSTSIL COON WIAIRRST.---Zospectoes return thit
week-Wheat, 525. Old. ; barley, 25e. Id.; oats, 211.; pelo•
295. ; beans, 465,

MATH ET FIGHTING.—.in 'tequila eras Itel.l on Ss•
torday. at the Marquise' Meld, near Calabrook, on tle
body of liabriel Heatueriugton. a labourer, who wet his
death in a pugilistic combat with a man of the name of
Wilson, on the preceding day. Verdict—Manslaughter.
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MARRI ED.—the Saturday warning, at St. Pancras t:hureh, 0. Milord
Esq. of Guildford-street, Itus.ell-square. to Frastos Margaret. eldest best.
ter of the Iles% It. Holland, of Spreyton. DMIL
On the Pith ult. at St. Cleorge's gut, Mr. Jae Morn. of G,041,__,...,116.
Mtge-street, to Mary, eldest daughter a:Joseph Saaaders. S. 11.6•"*
road.
DIND.--On the let instant, at Croydoo. Mra. Margaret Creed. Mot 3'
Margaret, yooo6tsl d." 16

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