The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON 11%1A11. DUBLIN, Mat 21.

Detaileil Report of the proeredinv on the trial at
Nini Prin., Ware the Right Hun. Lord Noaat•at sad
a Special Jory.

AIR JOHN DOTLII, R. C. t. K. C. AND K. T. R. PLAINTIPT,
A4;AINST GEORG! PILTIR DROWNS, ESQ. DKIANDANT.

Before the Jury was sworn. Mr. Serjeunt
the Court un two separate affidavits, to pod

moved
lie the

*Rid, es *he !premed that three meseastult
witnesses, Miss Rosanna Wheeler, a yonanil
friend; Anne Gregg. a servant-maid of Lady boyle's ;
ml a clergyman, at whose house they were in Eng-
land, all of whom could not he d, and whom it
was insinuated were kept bark by the plaintiff.
This was rebutted by Serjeant 111-wrox.
Lord NOSHUILT refused to postpone the trial. The
Jury was then sworn.
Mr. Fox serene.' the pleadings, and said that this
was an action of trespass ri et Gratis, for assaulting
and debauching the wife of the plaintiff. The damages
were laid at 311,0u11f., to which the defendant pleaded
the general isste,..
Mr. HUIaI.WKLL WALSnP. stated the plaintiff's case
in a strain of surfs beautiful and overflowing eloquence,
that the following cas only be taken as an outline of
a finished piece of oratory, which repeatedly brought
down bursts of applause from the auditory.
My Lord. and tientlemen of the Jury—in this ease I
am Counsel fur the plaintiff, and 1 have to state that
it is a case of such deep injury, that to the plaintiff it
is unavailing to bring it before you, fur no inner
would or could be enabled to give reparation to the
wounded feelings of my client; it is a case of such
wanton, cruel, awl irreparable injury, that nothing in
the nature of reparation can ever be offered or received
by the plaintiff.
lientlemen, my friend 31r. Fox has already told you
Ithat tlee plaintiff is Sir John Doyle, K. C. 11. Lieut.-
Colonel in his Britannic Majesty's army, and that the
defendant is (Seorge Peter Browne, Esq. of one of the
first families in the county he resides in, and his bro-
ther is one of the Members that represent it in Parlia-
ment. The plaintiff is also of a family Whose' military
talents stand so high in lustre, that not all that fa-
mily, rank or wealth could produce., you'd shine more
brilliantly. This gentleman began his military career
under the an-pines of his uncle, Ureteral Sir John
Doyle, K. C. B. at the very early age of fourteen, and
was found in the list of warriors who fought on the
plains of Egypt, where he sowed the seeds of that mi-
litary renown which has wreathed the laurel round his
brow, under the immortal Abercrombie, and afterwards
under their illustrious country's' .11, Lord Hutehi son.
He fought by the sidle of Abererumbie on the landing
of the 11th, in the battles el the lath, and on the glo-
rons 21st of March, where that Commander, not sa-
tisfied at beholding the battle at S distance, rushed in
the middle of the tight, where his brave comrades saw
that illustrious soldier, at the age of upwards of 70,
shaking his hoary locks like •n• drops from the
lion's mane," and dying in the arms of victory.
He then took his station with leis gallant successor,
his countryman, the illustrious Hutchinson, who, if
you view him as a soldier, a statesman, or a scholar,
must never be forgotten by the King he fought fur,
or the country he defended, and whip in his dispatches
obtained the love of his Sovereign. and wore the
wreath of military renon es and classic fame, which will
sheet a lustre upon his character as long as bravery
can be admired or talent estimated. The plaintiff
having thus begun his boyish career of military glory,
has ever since fought under commanders famous in
the warlike array of British heroes; has b.en often
mentioned in dispatches of many tient-rads, among
whom the immortal Wellington st.enel pre-eminent ;
nor was his military renown unrewarded ; he received