The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

CHORLEY V. GTIIIION,-.SPECIAL JURY.

The entire morning MIS occupied in a trial for a libel,
which excited a considerable degree of interest.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated, that the libel was of
the most injurious description, reflecting upon a gentleman
of character and fortune, in the neighbourhood of Bolton
on the Sands; and what aggravated the conduct of the
defendant was, that he was a young gentleman, a graduate
of the University of Oxford, educating with a tiew to his
becoming a M tof the Church.
The libel was contained in an ironical production pub-
lished in the Kendal Chronicle, and it professed to defend
the plaintiff against certain imputations of meanness and
corruption, in the discharge of the functions of overseer
of the poor, and surveyor of the roads, bat at the same time
was calculated to infer that the impntations had been justly
merited by the conduct of the Plaintiff The Learned
Counsel insisted much on the want of Christain charity,
manifested by the Defendant, thus libelling his neighbour,
with whom he professed to be living on terms of friendship;
and trusted that the Jury, to mark their sense of such con-
duct, would visit him with exemplary &linage..
The Libel having been proved and read,
Mr. Sergeant Caoss addressed the Jury, describing this
libel as a mere school-boy lampoon, unworthy the attention
of the plaintiff, and wholly unfit to be made the subject of
serious investigation in a public Court of Justice by a
Special Jury.
Justice HOLROYD was of opinion the publication in
question bore the character of a libel, and deserved such
damages as the Jury might consider reasonable.
The Jury consulted • short time and returiied a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages 40s.

The Morning Chronicle to-tlay, in r►commending to
Spain the use of the pen as well as the sword. save," the
pen of Washington did more than his sword." I. this a
slip of the Editor's pen; or was he afraid to write the
name of the man, whose pen gave freedom to America—
the pen of Taints' Pam.
Letters patent passed the Great Seal of Ireland yesterday,
appointing the Most Noble Charles William, Marques. of
Londonderry, to be Custos Rotator= for the County of
Down.—(Dublin Evening Post of Twesday.)
PALMERSTOWN Pets.—Was exceedingly crowded on
Sunday. In the night a serious riot took place at the 7th
lock of the Canal, among about 150 persons, who were
returning from the above annual scene of festivity; the
battle, in which many knock-down blows were given and
taken, lasted for some time, and several persons were much
injured. The Police, and Peace Officer Scott, at length
succeeded in restoring tranquillity.—(l6id)
T. Moons, Eeo.—On Saturday evening Mr. T. Moore
arrived in town from Limerick, having parted there with
the Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne, whom he
accompanied so far from Killarney. During his visit to
the Earl of Kenmore. Mr. Moore was waited upon by a
Deputation of Gentlemen of Killarney, requesting him to
lx a day to dine with :hem on the romantic island of In.
nistallen; but the shortness of his stay in Ireland would not
allow him to accede to their request.—(l6id.)
Dr. Murray, lately appointed Roman Catholic Arel,bishop
of Dublin, has signalized his succession to -Dr. Troy by a
pastoral letter, announcing, and positively attesting, an-
other miracle by Prince Hohenlohe. A woman of the name
of Mary Stuart is here declared by the Popish Archbishop
to have been suddenly cured of palsy and of dumbness by
virtue of a mass celebrated on the let instant, in concert
with the allove.named Prince.

David Wilkie, Eog., R.A., is to have the appointment of
Historical Painter to his Majesty for Scotland, vacant by
the death of Sir H. Raeburn.
In the STATESMAN of the 14th inst. it was stated, that
Capt. Protheroe had purchased the villa and grounds at
Hampton for 5,0001. IVe find that we have been misin-
formed, as the property is still unsold.
A o English Clergyman is in durance at Dieppe for horse-
whipping the Mayor.
The Apothecanes Company have recently experienced
the vicissitudes of trade,having been deprived of the supply
lof medicines to his Majesty's Navy, and likewise to the
East India Company. The supply to his 514jsty's Nary
amounted to 12,0001. per annum ; and to the East India
Company full 30,0001. and it is presumed that the net profit
on the shove sums was nearly one-third.
Last week was measured by John Marsh, gardener, an
Hydrangea Hortensis, now growing in the Earl of Darn-
ley's garden at Sandgate, the circumference measures 24
feet, with 393 blossoms, many of them six inches over.—
(Kenlizh Gazette.)
It is rather singular that the number of pounds weight
of tea, and the number of bushels of malt, consumed annu-
ally, now nearly correspond.
The Manchester Chronicle advertises nine ran-army hus-
bands, who bays left their families chargeable to the parish
of Salford.